History of WalesHanes Cymru / The Age of PrincesOes y Tywysogion

The Age of PrincesOes y Tywysogion

Chepstow CastleCastell Cas-gwent

The oldest surviving stone castle in Britain, begun within a year of the Norman Conquest on cliffs above the Wye.Y castell carreg hynaf sydd wedi goroesi ym Mhrydain, a ddechreuwyd o fewn blwyddyn i’r Goncwest Normanaidd ar glogwyni uwchben afon Gwy.

Chepstow Castle above the Wye
Chepstow Castle above the WyeCastell Cas-gwent uwchben afon Gwy · Photo: Wikimedia CommonsLlun: Wikimedia Commons

What happened hereBeth ddigwyddodd yma

  1. Normans at ChepstowY Normaniaid yng Nghas-gwent

    William FitzOsbern begins a stone castle above the Wye at Chepstow, one of the first in Britain, as the Normans push into Wales.Mae William FitzOsbern yn dechrau codi castell carreg uwchben afon Gwy yng Nghas-gwent, un o’r cyntaf ym Mhrydain, wrth i’r Normaniaid wthio i mewn i Gymru.