Penhow Castle
📍 Monmouthshire, Wales
About
Penhow Castle, Penhow, Newport dates from the early 12th century. Extended and reconstructed in almost every century since, it has been claimed to be the oldest continuously-inhabited castle in Wales. The castle is a Grade II* listed building.
Built c.1129 by Sir Roger de St Maur (Seymour family) after the Norman invasion of Wales, on lands seized from Caradog ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwent. Extended in the 15th and 17th centuries. Passed to the Somersets in the 16th century. Grade II* listed.
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