Abergavenny Castle - Lucky 10 - Gwent, Wales. - Lucky 7 on Waymarking.com

The keep along with most of the other castle buildings, was destroyed in the Civil War, between 1645 - 1646. In 1818, the present building - now the Museum - was constructed on top of the motte as a hunting lodge for the Marquis of Abergavenny.

"Enough remains of this castle to show that it must have been impressive indeed, with very high walls which the 16th-century historian Leland said were "likely not to fall." Alas, most of them have, the victims of Civil War slighting and for general plunder. From its early beginnings this was an important castle, the headquarters of the Norman lordship of Abergavenny, used for accommodation by kings if they were in the locality. It stands on a spur above the river Usk, in a good position to secure the valley and prevent Welsh incursions into the lowlands" Text Source: (visit link)

1-Animals
2-Buildings> Medieval Churches> St Mary's Priory Church (visit link)
3-Business
4-Culture> Stained Glass Windows> Virgin & Child with St Christopher & St Michael (visit link)
5-Entertainment> History Museums> Abergavenny Museum (visit link)
6-History> Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins> Abergavenny Castle (visit link)
7-Measurement
8-Monuments> World War I Memorials and Monuments> St Mary's Priory Church (visit link)
9-Nature
10-Oddities> Satellite Imagery Oddities> St Mary's Priory Church (visit link)
11-Recreation
12-Signs> Blue Plaques> King Henry VIII Grammar School (visit link)
13-Structures> Bell Towers> St Mary's Priory Church (visit link)
14-Technology> Wikipedia Entries> Abergavenny (visit link)
15-Multifarious> Monopoly in the Real World> Abergavenny - YN GYMRAEG edition (visit link)

Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code: 2-Buildings> Medieval Churches> WMFB5T 4-Culture> Stained Glass Windows> WMFCQN 5-Entertainment> History Museums> WMFC5T 6-History> Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins> WMHT1N 8-Monuments> World War I Memorials and Monuments> WMGHY3 10-Oddities> Satellite Imagery Oddities> WMGJC2 12-Signs> Blue Plaques> WMFB6K 13-Structures> Bell Towers> WMK34Y 14-Technology> Wikipedia Entries> WMFE5M 15-Multifarious> Monopoly in the Real World> WMFE4V Check if all of your waymarks are within a 0.1 mile?: yes Tally: 20 Reused Waymarks: no Did you have fun while doing this waymark?: yes

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