Norman Castles When the Normans invaded England in the 11th century, their first fortresses were made not of stone but of wood. Recent excavations have shown what these wooden castles looked like ...

Whilst we tend to think of stone-built Norman castles, arguably anything from the 1st Century BC Silures hillfort at Llanmelin near Chepstow to the 19th Century "fairytale" Castell Coch near ...

Do you promote an event at Oystermouth Castle that's not listed? Use our free Event Promotion Centre to add/edit your events Oystermouth Castle is a picturesque Norman stone castle in Wales ...

TOM PINFOLD: Yet Britain had no stone castles until the Norman Invasion of 1066, when these ideas were brought over from France. Stone castles became symbols of Norman occupation, permanent ...

Castle building started in the 12th century, thanks to the Norman style under King David I. Early Scottish castles were stone tower houses and mottes with protective baileys. By the 13th century ...

Chepstow is famed for being Britain's first stone-built castle. It was started months after the Battle of Hastings, and intended to be a statement of Norman power as much as a fortification.