Castell Cil-y-coed | |
Location within Monmouthshire | |
Established | 1100 |
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Location | Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Coordinates | 51°35′35″N 2°44′33″W / 51.59305°N 2.74237°W |
Type | Historic house museum |
Website | Caldicot Castle |
Caldicot Castle (Welsh: Castell Cil-y-coed) 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.[1] The castle became a Grade I listed building on 10 June 1953.[2]
It was in the possession of Thomas of Woodstock, a son of King Edward III of England, until his death in 1391, when it reverted to the Crown.