Hay Castle
Hay Castle. The keep was built c.1200 by Matilda de Breos ¹, although it has been much repaired since. The mansion attached to it was built for James Boyle of Hereford c.1660.
Hay is of course one of the towns devoted to second-hand book dealers, and a row of bookcases can be seen in the foreground.
*** Extra notes, by me ***
¹ Matilda de Breos, or Maud, of the de Braose family.
The castle belonged for a while to the Earls of Stafford, later Dukes of Buckingham -
the last Duke was executed by Henry VIII in 1521, and his estates were confiscated.
As a result, the Castle was owned by the Crown (Queen Elizabeth I)
at the time of Shakespeare's likely visit to this area of Wales.
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Attribution: Humphrey Bolton
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Clifford Castle
Clifford Castle is a castle in the village of Clifford which lies four miles to the north of Hay-on-Wye in the Wye Valley in Herefordshire .
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Attribution: Humphrey Bolton
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Powys Castle, or Powis Castle
Powis Castle, originally built c. 1200 as a fortress of the Welsh Princes of Powys. The castle sits on a rock above terraces with beautiful flowers and plants and overlooks a large garden that includes a lake, an orangery and an aviary.
Powis Castle, originariamente costruito attorno al 1200 come fortezza del principe gallese di Powys. Il castello è collocato su una rocca sopra a terrazze con vei fiori e piante e sovrasta un grande giardino comprendente un lago, un agrumento e una voliera.
photo taken by Alexander Forst-Rakoczy
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