Caldicot Castle, South Wales, Portcullis, Turrets and Moat, a walk inside and around the Castle...
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Caldicot Castle was a Medieval Stronghold Castle located in Southeast Wales. It was initially built as a Fort by the Normans. Caldicot Castle’s impressive structure was a Site of a Roman Port and became a Victorian Family Home. It is surrounded by an idyllic 55-acre Country Park.
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History of Caldicot Castle:
- The lands of Caldicot were first known to be owned by the Sheriff of Gloucester in 1086.
- Walter FitzRoger inherited the lands. His son, Milo, was granted Earldom of Hereford.
- And by 1100 the castle was likely a simple motte-and-bailey.
- Milo’s five sons died childless, so his titles and land passed to his eldest daughter Margaret.
- She married Humphrey II de Bohun and their son Humphrey III de Bohun is the likely builder (around 1170) of the present-day stone keep and curtain walls. At nine feet thick and four storeys tall, it made the keep almost impenetrable.
- With spiral staircases, hooded fireplaces, windows with seats and a semi-circular latrine turret all provided comfort for the dwellers.
- They kept the castle for over 200 years.
- In 1376, it passed to Thomas of Woodstock, fifth son of King Edward III. He would later become a key advisor to his nephew, King Richard II.
- Thomas spent most of his time in Essex until the Peasants’ Revolt led to him spending most of that year in Caldicot.
- During this time he ordered major work be done. Including a new gatehouse and drawbridge and the Woodstock tower, which at the base can be seen the names Thomas and his wife Alianore.
- But, in 1397, under the orders of his nephew, King Richard II, he was kidnapped and killed, after their relationship strained. And Caldicot passed to the Crown.
- Alianore’s sister was Mary de Bohun, wife to the future King Henry IV. Although she never lived to be queen.
- So when Alianore died, her daughter would lose the castle to Mary’s son, King Henry V. And the castle passed to the Duchy of Lancaster.
- Eventually Caldicot was granted into the stewardship of the Herbert family. And then leased in the sixteenth century to their successors the Somersets with their power base at Raglan.
- It would later be neglected and allowed to fall into ruin and then not more than a farmyard.
- Over time it would be sold until in 1885 Joseph Richard Cobb bought it and began restoring it as a family home.
- They owned it up until the 20th century. And having owned Nelson’s first flagship, HMS Foudroyant, at the end of its life, decided to decorate many rooms with its memorabilia.
- Some rooms would be rented out until in 1964 the Chepstow Rural District Council bought the castle from the Cobb family for £12,000.
- A year later it was opened to the public and a small museum added.
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Thanks for your video . Your filming technique allowed me to know where in the grounds I was watching from at all times and I had time to take notice of things . My mother's family live around Magor , almost the next village along , and I have never visited the castle or was told about it , which is rather strange ! There are many places of interest historically nearby , especially castles . Some . like Chepstow and Raglan are well visited , but look at a map and you will find White castle , for example , and Caerleon or Caerwent have roman remains .
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