Holt Castle
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Holt Castle (walisisk: Castell Holt) er ruinen af en borg fra middelalderen i byen Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Den blev påbegyndt i sidste halvdel af 1200-tallet af Edvard 1. under de walisiske krige. Den blev opført i det grænseområdet mellem Wales og England på bredden af floden Dee.
I middelalderen havde borgen fem tårne, og blev kendt som Castrum Leonis eller Castle Lyons da den havde en løve som motiv hugget i stenene over hovedporten.[1][2] I 1647 beordrede parlamentet at borgen skulle ødelægger,[3][4] og i løbet af anden halvdel af 1600-tallet blev stort set alle stenene fjerne og brugt andetsteds. I dag står kun sandstenfundamentet og en lille smule af murværket.
Se også
Referencer
- ^ Holt Castle. Castlewales.com. Hentet 31/1-2022
- ^ Holt Castle. wrexhamheritage.wales. Hentet 31/1-2022
- ^ Bingley, William (1839), Excursions in North Wales: including Aberystwith and the Devil's Bridge, intended as a guide to tourists (3 udgave), Longman, Orme, s. 226
- ^ Pettifer, Adrian (2000), Welsh Castles: A Guide by Counties (illustrated udgave), Boydell & Brewer, s. 66, ISBN 9780851157788
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Koordinater: 53°04′40″N 2°52′49″V / 53.0779°N 2.88023°V
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(c) Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0
Remains of Holt Castle. This was built in the 13th century following the conquest of North Wales by King Edward I. After playing a crucial part in the Civil war in the 17th c. it was partly demolished and the stones from the site were used to build Eaton Hall. The remains of the castle, shown above, are believed to be the inner courtyard. The building was also called Castle Lyons originally.
(c) Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0
Remains of Holt Castle. This was built in the 13th century following the conquest of North Wales by King Edward I. After playing a crucial part in the Civil war in the 17th c. it was partly demolished and the stones from the site were used to build Eaton Hall. The remains of the castle, shown above, are believed to be the inner courtyard. The building was also called Castle Lyons originally.
