Raglan Castle

Raglan Castle

Raglan Castle

Raglan Castle (Welsh: Castell Rhaglan) is a late medieval castle located just north of the village of Raglan in the county of Monmouthshire in south east Wales. The modern castle dates from between the 15th and early 17th centuries, when the successive ruling families of the Herberts and the Somersets created a luxurious, fortified castle, complete with a large hexagonal keep, known as the Great Tower or the Yellow Tower of Gwent. Surrounded by parkland, water gardens and terraces, the castle was considered by contemporaries to be the equal of any other in England or Wales.

During the English Civil War the castle was held on behalf of Charles I but was taken by Parliamentary forces in 1646. In the aftermath, the castle was slighted, or deliberately put beyond military use; after the restoration of Charles II, the Somersets declined to restore the castle. Raglan Castle became first a source of local building materials, then a romantic ruin. It now attracts visitors as a modern tourist attraction.

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Main gatehouse, south-east front. Raglan Castle 2
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View from the top of the Great Tower, showing the thick walls, the remains of the apron wall and a turret, the moat, the moat walk and a space for a classical statue. Raglan Castle 22
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View from the top of the Great Tower, showing the thick walls, the remains of the apron wall and a turret, the moat, the moat walk and a space for a classical statue. Raglan Castle 22

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A modern bridge constructed on the site of the Medieval bridge leading from the Parlour to the Great Tower. Raglan Castle 31
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A modern bridge constructed on the site of the Medieval bridge leading from the Parlour to the Great Tower. Raglan Castle 31

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Bridge leading from the Parlour to the Great Tower. Raglan Castle 32
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Bridge leading from the Parlour to the Great Tower. Raglan Castle 32

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Bridge leading from the Parlour to the Great Tower. Raglan Castle 33

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The west side of the Stone Pitched Court, with the hall and oriel window. Raglan Castle 51
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The west side of the Stone Pitched Court, with the hall and oriel window. Raglan Castle 51

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The west side of the Stone Pitched Court, with the hall and oriel window. Raglan Castle 52
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The west side of the Stone Pitched Court, with the hall and oriel window. Raglan Castle 52

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Entrance to the Kitchen Tower. Raglan Castle 54
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Entrance to the Kitchen Tower. Raglan Castle 54

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Panorama of the Fountain Court from the top of the Grand Stairs: left to right, the chapel and the Long Gallery; the ruins of the parlour and the dining room; the Great Tower and the moat; the apartments. Raglan Castle 59
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Panorama of the Fountain Court from the top of the Grand Stairs: left to right, the chapel and the Long Gallery; the ruins of the parlour and the dining room; the Great Tower and the moat; the apartments. Raglan Castle 59

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Panorama of the Fountain Court from the top of the Grand Stairs: left to right, the chapel and the Long Gallery; the ruins of the parlour and the dining room; the Great Tower and the moat; the apartments. Raglan Castle 60
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Panorama of the Fountain Court from the top of the Grand Stairs: left to right, the chapel and the Long Gallery; the ruins of the parlour and the dining room; the Great Tower and the moat; the apartments. Raglan Castle 60

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Decorative figures on upper floor fireplace. Fountain Court. Raglan Castle 65
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Decorative figures on upper floor fireplace. Fountain Court. Raglan Castle 65

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Chapel. Fountain Court. Raglan Castle 66

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One of the fifteenth-century corbels on the wall of the chapel. Fountain Court. Raglan Castle 67
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One of the fifteenth-century corbels on the wall of the chapel. Fountain Court. Raglan Castle 67

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Grand Staircase, restored between 2010 and 2011. Raglan Castle 71
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Grand Staircase, restored between 2010 and 2011. Raglan Castle 71

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Stair Tower left & Long Gallery Tower right. Raglan Castle 73
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Stair Tower left & Long Gallery Tower right. Raglan Castle 73

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Plan of the castle, after Augustus Pugin: A - Great Tower; B - Moat; C - Gatehouse and bridge; D - Closet Tower; E - Pitched Stone Court; F - Office wing; G - Pantry; H - Kitchen; I - Parlour; J - Hall; K - Buttery; L - Long Gallery; M - Fountain Court; N - Apartments; O - South Gate and bridge; P - Moat walk. Raglan Castle 84
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Plan of the castle, after Augustus Pugin: A - Great Tower; B - Moat; C - Gatehouse and bridge; D - Closet Tower; E - Pitched Stone Court; F - Office wing; G - Pantry; H - Kitchen; I - Parlour; J - Hall; K - Buttery; L - Long Gallery; M - Fountain Court; N - Apartments; O - South Gate and bridge; P - Moat walk. Raglan Castle 84

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