Raglan Castle Gwent Wales

---

The castle was developed mainly by two men - William ap Thomas, who fought with King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, and his son, Sir William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, was the next owner of the castle. Herbert was responsible for Raglan's distinctive Tudor-styling. The elaborately decorated polygonal keep, and the double-drawbridge show French influence, thought to be due to both men fighting in France. The castle is constructed out of two sorts of sandstone - a pale, yellowish sandstone from the Wye river and a local red, brown sandstone used in the Tudor work

---

Size: 3480px × 5220px
Location: Monmouthshire Wales UK
Photo credit: © Neil Setchfield / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ancient, architecture, britain, capital, castell, castle, city, cymru, europe, european, exterior, great, heritage, historic, interest, kingdom, medieval, monmouthshire, monument, raglan, remains, rhaglan, ruin, sandstone, summer, tourist, trail, turrets, uk, united, visit, wales, welsh