Raglan Castle

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Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.

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Raglan Castle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
fortified manor house
architecturalStyle Tudor
late medieval
besiegedBy Parliamentarian forces
builtFor Herbert family
William ap Thomas
category Castles in Monmouthshire
Ruined castles in Wales
Tourist attractions in Monmouthshire
constructionStart 15th century
country Wales
currentCondition ruin
event English Civil War siege
feature Great Tower
courtyards
gatehouse
great hall
long gallery
moat around the Great Tower
hasPart Buttery and kitchens
Fountain Court
Pitched Stone Court
South Gate
chapel
hasViewOver surrounding countryside of Monmouthshire
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Scheduled monument
knownFor hexagonal Great Tower
impressive ruins
late medieval and Tudor architecture
laterOwner Earls of Worcester
Marquesses of Worcester
Somerset family
location Raglan
surface form: Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
managedBy Cadw
materialUsed ashlar masonry
sandstone
near A449 road NERFINISHED
Monmouth
surface form: town of Monmouth
openToPublic yes
ownership Crown Estate
partiallyDemolishedBy Parliamentarian forces
region South East Wales
surface form: Southeast Wales
surrenderedIn 1646
surroundedBy parkland
tourism popular visitor attraction

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Monmouthshire containsSite Raglan Castle
Raglan hasNotableFeature Raglan Castle
Raglan hasCastle Raglan Castle