| Contribution |
Contributor/Date |
| New photographs for Castell Deudraeth located on the grounds of Portmeirion. Mentioned by Gerald of Wales in 1188. |
John Northall / Dec 2024 |
| Reorganized the Historical Essays page, placing each principal author's essays underneath their names. |
November 2024 |
| New photographs for Caernarfon Castle, one of the most educational and best-preserved castles in Wales. |
John Northall / Oct 2024 |
| New photographs for lost/vanished Kenfig Castle. Lots of photos to document what remains visible at the site. |
John Northall / Oct 2024 |
| New Photographs for Flint Castle, a site that some consider the beginning of the Lancastrian dynasty. |
John Northall / Oct 2024 |
| New photographs for lesser-known Castell Morgraig. Was this a Norman castle, a Welsh castle, or both? |
John Northall / Oct 2024 |
| New high-resolution photographs for Narberth Castle in Pembrokeshire |
John Northall / Oct 2024 |
| New photographs for lesser-known Lleiniog Motte located on the Isle of Anglesey |
John Northall / Oct 2024 |
| New photographs for lesser-known Aberlleiniog Motte located on the Isle of Anglesey |
John Northall / Oct 2024 |
| New castle page, essay, photographs, and drawing for lesser-known Erddig Castle in North Wales |
John Northall / Sept 2024 |
| Beautiful new photographs for Twmpath Castle, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, another vanished castle |
Bryony Crossley / Sept 2024 |
| New-look main menu, streamlined for easier reading and navigation |
September 2024 |
| Newly scanned and improved photos for Goodrich Castle |
August 2024 |
| The Lost Castle Spotlight for August is Doman Las, a motte-and-bailey associated with Owain Glyn Dwr |
August 2024 |
| Travelogue essay for 1996 has been completed and uploaded. Follow this link to view the essay |
August 2024 |
| Newly scanned and improved photos for Oxwich Castle |
July 2024 |
| Newly scanned and improved photos for Penhow Castle |
July 2024 |
| Travelogue essay for 1995 has been completed and uploaded. Follow this link to view the essay |
July 2024 |
| The Lost Castle Spotlight for July in Nevern Castle, one of the principal seats of the Welsh prince Rhys ap Gruffydd |
July 2024 |
| New page, essay, and photographs for Cardigan Old Castle |
John Northall / June 2024 |
| New Hi-Res photographs of Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire. Diolch John! |
John Northall / June 2024 |
| New page and photos for The Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber in Pembrokeshire. (I know, its not a castle) |
June 2024 |
| The Lost Castle Spotlight for June is Sycharth, home and principal court of Welsh patriot Owain Glyndwr |
June 2024 |
| New section Castle Travelogue, detailing some of the trips my wife and I have made to Wales, with photographs |
May 2024 |
| New page on the History of the Castles of Wales Website; why, and how it all began and how the site developed |
May 2024 |
| Additional entries for our "Vanished Castles" page which now totals 100+ entries |
May 2024 |
| May's Lost Castle Spotlight features the spectacularly situated Castell Dinas, Powys, mid-Wales |
May 2024 |
| Added a new main menu item featuring website Statistics and Metrics, just for fun! |
May 2024 |
| Added a section on J.M.W. Turner to the Welsh Castles as Art page, featuring several of his Welsh castle paintings. |
May 2024 |
| New, improved photographs for Castell Moel, one of the many vanished castles of Wales |
Jan Kohl / April 2024 |
| New photographs for the following castles: Flint ♦ Llansteffan ♦ Pembroke ♦ Weobley ♦ Llawhaden ♦ Newcastle Emlyn |
Jan Kohl / April 2024 |
| Stunning new aerial photographs from contributor Jan Kohl & castlegraphics.com for the following castles: |
Jan Kohl / April 2024 |
| Dryslwyn ♦ Conwy ♦ Manorbier ♦ Dolbadarn ♦ Criccieth ♦ Beaumaris ♦ Dolwyddelan ♦ Caernarfon ♦ Carew |
| Laugharne ♦ Denbigh ♦ Rhuddlan ♦ Aberystwyth ♦ Llawhaden ♦ Pembroke ♦ Castell Moel |
| New photos for Hays Castle Motte |
John Northall / March 2024 |
| Site update, phase 2: Main page rewritten, main menu updated, individual page updates including text and |
March 2024 |
| photograph justification and centering. |
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| New photos and historical timeline for Haverfordwest Castle |
John Northall / Sept 2023 |
| Created a new main menu item for Recommended Castles |
Sept 2023 |
| New main menu item: Vanished/Lost Castles |
Sept 2023 |
| New photographs for Penmon Priory Isle of Anglesey |
Jeff Thomas /Aug 2023 |
| Updated the main castle index page; reorganized the page, added brief comments for each castle entry, and |
July 2023 |
| created "editor's choice" recommended sites. |
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| Created a new main menu item; Lost Castle Spotlight, for lesser-known castles. |
July 2023 |
| Began site update/clean up; repairing/deleting broken links, updating and reorganizing pages. Began with the |
July 2023 |
| Home page and principal sub-menu pages. |
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| New Photographs of Castell Coch |
Bill Damick |
| New Photographs of Pen y Bryn |
John Northall |
| New Photographs for Carn Fadryn Castle |
John Northall |
| "A Case of Mistaken Identity" a new essay by Catherine A. Armstrong |
Catherine Armsrtong |
| New Photographs for Castell Cynfael |
Irma Hale |
| New Photographs for Newport Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New Photographs for Usk Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New Photographs for Penmark Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New Photographs for Old Beaupre Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New Photographs for Cymer Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New Photographs for Castell Prysor (Welcome back Irma!) |
Irma Hale |
| New Photographs & Essay for Angle Tower House |
John Northall |
| New Photographs & Essay for Castlebythe Castle |
John Northall |
| New Photographs of Degannwy Castle |
John Northall |
| New Page & Photographs for Moel Froehas Castle |
John Northall |
| New Page & Photographs for Pennarth Fawr Medieval Hall-House |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Page & Photographs for the Anelog Stones & Saint Hywyn's Church, Aberdaron |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Page & Photographs for Eglwys Gwyddelod Stone Circle, Pennal |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Page & Photographs for Saint Michael's Church, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Page & Photographs for the Nevern Cross and the Church of Saint Brynach |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Page & Photographs for Eliseg's Pillar |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Page & Photographs for the Maen Achwyfan Cross |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Page & Photographs for the Carew Cross |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Photographs of Valle Crucis Abbey |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Photographs of the Memorial Sculpture at Valle Crucis Abbey (big & beautiful!) |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| Additional photographs of Tomen y Mur |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Crickhowell Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Caldicot Castle |
Steve Rowland |
| New photographs of Llanthony Priory |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Castell Machen (aka Castell Meredydd) |
Steffan Johnson |
| New photographs of Harlech Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Tomen y Faerdre |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Tomen y Rhodwydd |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Castell Dinas Bran |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Chirk Castle & Gardens |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Powis Castle & Gardens |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Stokesay Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Ludlow Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Dolbadarn Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Criccieth Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Croft Castle Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Dolbenmaen Motte |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Grosmont Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Tomen y Bala Castle |
John Northall |
| New photographs of Monmouth Castle |
John Northall |
| New page & photographs for Castell Mael |
John Northall |
| New page & photographs for Henry's Moat |
John Northall |
| New photographs of Skenfrith Castle |
Bill Damick |
| New photographs of St. David's Cathedral |
Bill Damick |
| New photographs of Roch Castle |
Bill Damick |
| New page & photographs for Walwyn's Castle |
John Northall |
| New page & photographs of Chester Castle |
John Northall |
| New page: Memorial slab of Princess Joan, wife of Llywelyn the Great |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New page: The Gargoyles of Raglan Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New page: Memorial Sculpture at Valle Crucis Abbey. |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Oystermouth Castle |
Bill Damick |
| New photographs of Cymer Abbey |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Chepstow Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Tintern Abbey |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Raglan Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New Virtual Tour of Raglan Castle (68 photographs!) |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Y Foelas Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Ewloe Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Beaumaris Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Basingwerk Abbey |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Valle Crucis Abbey |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Denbigh Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Sycharth Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Conwy Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Glyndyfrdwy (Owain Glyndwr's Mound) |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Tomen y Mur |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Rhuddlan Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Twthill Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| Two new photos of Wilton Castle |
Malcom Ransom |
| New Castle added: Bicton Castle, Shropshire |
Philip Davis |
| New Castle added: Brompton Mill Castle, Shropshire |
Philip Davis |
| New Castle added: Broadward Hall Motte, Shropshire |
Philip Davis |
| New Castle added: Clungunford Motte, Shropshire |
Philip Davis |
| New Castle added: Crugyn Newcastle, Shropshire |
Philip Davis |
| New Castle added: Upper Gwarthlow Motte, Shropshire |
Philip Davis |
| Two new large photos of Caernarfon Castle |
Bill Damick |
| New page and photograph for Nefyn Castle |
Malcom Ransom |
| New photographs of Ogmore Castle |
Mike Williams |
| New photographs, essay & timeline for Holt Castle |
John Northall |
| New photographs of Neath Abbey |
Bill Damick |
| New photographs of Caergwrle Castle |
John Northall |
| New photograph of Llandeilo Talybont Castle |
Malcolm Ranson |
| New photographs of Basingwerk Castle |
John Northall |
| New photographs for Penrice Castle |
Bill Damick |
| New photographs of Pencelli Castle |
Malcolm Ranson |
| New photographs of Swansea Castle |
Malcolm Ranson |
| New photograph of Alexanderstone Motte |
Malcolm Ranson |
| New photographs of Castle Morris |
John Northall |
| New photographs of Castle Fartin |
John Northall |
| New photographs of St. David's Castle |
John Northall |
| New photographs of Aberdyfi Castle |
John Northall |
| New photographs of Morlais Castle |
Laurie Oliver |
| New photographs of Dyserth Castle |
John Northall |
| New photographs of Castle Coch (Breconshire) |
Malcolm Ranson |
| New photographs of Barry Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New photographs of Dolwyddelan Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Harlech Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Domen Las Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Castell y Bere |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Nevern Castle |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New page and photographs for St. Peter's Church, Pennal |
Jeffrey L. Thomas |
| New photographs of Llanblethian Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New photographs of Pembroke Castle |
Irma Hale |
| New photographs of St. Donats Castle |
Ben Jones |
