grambell789 t1_jbo4361 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 1:10 PM

Reply to comment by Jocko77 in Conway Castle – Mercian Explorer by ctyates

they still are going to keep their names differernt from english. But weren't those castles built specifically by the English to annex Wales?

CanuckPanda t1_jbp82uo wrote on March 10, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Conwy specifically was, yes. There were some pre-existing castles in Wales prior to Edward I's conquest, but I believe they were all built after the Norman invasion to secure the Welsh border. Off the top of my head Castell Coch and Cardiff are both Norman castles.

Secure-Barracuda t1_jbqlkx2 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 11:14 PM

Wales has a lot of castles. Like you say there’s the Norman and Edwardian ones but also castles built by the native Welsh Princes.