Skenfrith
Castle is an 11th century earth and timber ringwork and bailey fortress, founded
by William fitz Osborn. In the late 12th century, King Henry II founded the stone
castle, when encasing the platform with a curtain wall, flanked by a small square
keep. In the early 13th century, Hubert de Burgh demolished the earlier fortress
and founded the stone keep and courtyard castle, on the levelled site. The circular
three storey keep, stands in the centre of the sub-rectangular platform, which
was encased by a wide stone revetted moat. The high curtain wall, was originally
flanked by round three storey angle towers, a solid D-shaped tower and a gatehouse.
5 miles north-west is Grosmont Castle and 7 miles
south-east is Monmouth Castle.
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