Monmouth Castle

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Monmouth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Monmouth, Wales, best known as the birthplace of King Henry V of England.

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Label Occurrences
Monmouth Castle canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
medieval castle
scheduled monument
architecturalStyle Norman military architecture
birthDateOfNotablePerson Henry V of England, 1386
birthplaceOf Henry V of England
builder Normans
builtFor William FitzOsbern
builtInPeriod 11th century
condition ruin
constructionBegan late 11th century
controlledBy Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

House of Lancaster
Normans
country United Kingdom
Wales
currentUse heritage attraction
site of regimental museum
firstRecorded 11th century
function border fortress
seat of local lordship
garrisonedDuring medieval period
hasPart curtain wall
gatehouse
great hall
keep (remains)
tower
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
scheduled monument
historicalCounty Monmouthshire
houses Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Museum
inUseUntil post-medieval period
locatedIn Monmouth
Monmouthshire
United Kingdom
Wales
material stone
timber
near Monnow Bridge
River Wye
openToPublic yes
overlooks River Monnow
ownedBy Monmouthshire County Council
region Monmouthshire
significantEvent birth of King Henry V of England
usedAs administrative centre
military stronghold
royal residence

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monmouth hasLandmark Monmouth Castle
Henry V of England birthPlace Monmouth Castle
King Henry V placeOfBirth Monmouth Castle
subject surface form: Henry V of England
Monmouth, Wales hasLandmark Monmouth Castle