'Harlech Castle', c1870. Grade I-listed medieval fortification close to the Irish Sea by Edward I between 1282-1289, following the English Civil War, Parliament ordered its slighting, stone from the castle was reused to build houses in the local town. From "Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

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