Grosmont Castle
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Grosmont Castle is a medieval stone fortress in the village of Grosmont in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable as one of the trio of castles guarding the Monnow Valley near the English border.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grosmont Castle canonical | 2 |
| Edward I's Iron Ring of castles | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
ⓘ
stone fortress ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Skenfrith Castle
ⓘ
White Castle ⓘ |
| builder | Norman lords ⓘ |
| built | early 13th century ⓘ |
| builtFor |
border defence between England and Wales
ⓘ
defence of the Monnow Valley ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Monmouthshire
ⓘ
Grade I listed castles in Wales ⓘ Ruined castles in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| function |
administrative centre
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| governedBy | lords of the Marches ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Monnow Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear | English border ⓘ |
| location |
Grosmont, Monmouthshire
ⓘ
surface form:
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | village of Grosmont ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
curtain walls
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ round towers ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| origin | Norman ⓘ |
| ownership | Duchy of Lancaster ⓘ |
| partOf | Trilateral castles of the Monnow Valley ⓘ |
| region | Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| tourism | visitor attraction in Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Welsh Marches
ⓘ
surface form:
Welsh–English border conflicts
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edward I's Iron Ring of castles