Caldicot Castle

Caldicot Castle is an extensive stone medieval castle in the town of Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in southeast Wales, built near the site of Harold Godwinson's former Saxon castle by the Norman earls of Hereford from about 1100. The castle became a Grade I listed building on 10 June 1953.

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Caldicot Castle (unoccupied parts)
castle, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, 

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Location: 51.5932, -2.7433, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Battle of Deorham ⓘ
  battle in 577 between West Saxons and Celtic Britons, culturally separating Wales from Cornwall

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  Battle of Porthskewed ⓘ
  1065 battle

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  Battle of Seisyll's Court ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire, Wales in 1175

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  Battle of Dingestow Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1182 between the army of Wales and the invading Normans (English)

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  Battle of Caerleon Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1217 between the Norman invaders and the army of Wales

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  Battle of Monmouth ⓘ
  battle fought in 1233 between (mainly) Welsh and invading Normans

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  Battle of Penrhos Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in what is now Monmouthshire in 1251

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  Siege of Bristol ⓘ
  1326 military action in England

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  Battle of Newport ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1402

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  Battle of Usk ⓘ
  battle fought by Owain Glyn Dŵr, Prince of Wales and invading English

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  Battle of Craig-y-dorth ⓘ
  battle fought between Owain Glyndŵr and the English invaders, in 1404

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  Battle of Pwll Melyn ⓘ
  1405 battle in Wales

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  Battle of Nibley Green ⓘ
  1469 battle

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  Battle of Lansdowne ⓘ
  1643 battle of the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Wonastow Court ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1644

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  Battle of Chepstow Castle ⓘ
  battle fought in Monmouthshire in 1645

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  Siege of Bristol ⓘ
  1645 siege that took place during the First English Civil War

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  Bristol Blitz ⓘ
  German bombing raids on Bristol, England in 1940 and 1941

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  Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK

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  Portbury Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, 180m north-west of Springfield Cottage ⓘ
  artillery battery in Portbury, Somerset, United Kingdom

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  Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol ⓘ
  architectural structure in City of Bristol, South West England, England, UK

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  Bedminster Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Bristol, UK

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  Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Gloucestershire, England, UK

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  Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Gloucestershire

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  Bristol War Room ⓘ
  regional war room in Bristol, England, UK

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  Caldicot Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK  

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  Newport Castle ⓘ
  castle in Newport, south-east Wales, UK

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  Raglan Castle ⓘ
  late medieval castle in Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  Thornbury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom  

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  Monmouth Castle ⓘ
  11th-century castle in Monmouth, Wales, UK  

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  Berkeley Castle ⓘ
  castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK  

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  Chepstow Castle ⓘ
  castle in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales  

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  St Briavels Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Forest of Dean, United Kingdom  

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  Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks) ⓘ
  scheduled monument in Wales

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  Monmouth Museum ⓘ
  museum in Monmouth, UK  

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  SM UC-3 ⓘ
  

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577 Battle of Deorham

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1065 Battle of Porthskewed

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1175 Battle of Seisyll's Court

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1182 Battle of Dingestow Castle

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1217 Battle of Caerleon Castle

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1233 Battle of Monmouth

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1251 Battle of Penrhos Castle

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1326 Siege of Bristol

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1402 Battle of Newport

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1402 Battle of Usk

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1404 Battle of Craig-y-dorth

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1405 Battle of Pwll Melyn

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1469 Battle of Nibley Green

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1643 Battle of Lansdowne

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1644 Battle of Wonastow Court

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1645 Battle of Chepstow Castle

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1645 Siege of Bristol

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1940 — 1941 Bristol Blitz

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1950 Bristol War Room

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1060 Monmouth Castle

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1067 Berkeley Castle

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1067 Chepstow Castle

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1292 St Briavels Castle

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1924 Monmouth Museum

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Square Tower, Caldecot Castle, Monmouthshire

Caldecot Castle, Monmouthshire

Caldicote Castle, Monmouthshire

Caldecot Castle

The South West View Of Caldicot Castle, In The County Of Monmouth (1132748)

Caldicot castle, Caldicot level, Monmouthshire

Caldicot Castle

The Ruins of Caldecut Castle - from the East, Monmouthshire, a storm

Caldicot Castle, west facade ruins

Caldicot Castle, west facade ruins

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	430	Kingdom of Gwent		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	577	Battle of Deorham	Kingdom of Wessex, battle, Celtic Britons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1065	Battle of Porthskewed	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1175	Battle of Seisyll's Court	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1182	Battle of Dingestow Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1217	Battle of Caerleon Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1233	Battle of Monmouth	battle, Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1251	Battle of Penrhos Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Bristol	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Newport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1402	Battle of Usk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1404	Battle of Craig-y-dorth	battle, Henry IV of England, Owain Glyndŵr	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1405	Battle of Pwll Melyn	battle, Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1469	Battle of Nibley Green	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1643	Battle of Lansdowne	battle, Cavalier, Roundhead	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Wonastow Court	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Battle of Chepstow Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Bristol	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Bristol Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, airstrike	Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1910	Bristol Aeroplane Company	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1625	Francis Baylie	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1772	Hilhouse	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1814	Green Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1980	Abels Shipbuilders	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1845	Charles Hill & Sons	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Heavy Anti-aircraft battery 520m east of Holes Mouth	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Portbury Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery, 180m north-west of Springfield Cottage	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Second World War heavy anti-aircraft battery 590m north east of Highwood House, Pur Down, Bristol	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bedminster Sub Control	Bristol City Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Bristol Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Sector Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Lansdown Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Thornbury North Avon District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker	1950	Bristol War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldicot Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Newport Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Raglan Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Thornbury Castle	country house hotel, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1060	Monmouth Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Berkeley Castle	history museum, historic house museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1067	Chepstow Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1292	St Briavels Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Penrhos Camp (civil war earthworks)	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1924	Monmouth Museum	Monmouthshire County Council, military museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SM UC-3	Type UC I submarine, shipwreck, U-boat	Wikidata
commons	image		Square Tower, Caldecot Castle, Monmouthshire		Commons
commons	image		Caldecot Castle, Monmouthshire		Commons
commons	image		Caldicote Castle, Monmouthshire		Commons
commons	image		Caldecot Castle		Commons
commons	image		The South West View Of Caldicot Castle, In The County Of Monmouth (1132748)		Commons
commons	image		Caldicot castle, Caldicot level, Monmouthshire		Commons
commons	image		Caldicot Castle		Commons
commons	image		The Ruins of Caldecut Castle - from the East, Monmouthshire, a storm		Commons
commons	image		Caldicot Castle, west facade ruins		Commons
commons	image		Caldicot Castle, west facade ruins		Commons