| Caerphilly Castle is the largest in Wales and behind only Windsor in Britain. Built by the Normans. |
| Sitting on the North Dam with the Castle and North Pond behind me. |
| The Inner West Gatehouse from the Inner Ward. |
| Various recreations of period artillery on display atop the South Dam. |
| North Dam, one of the 2 innovative dams that flooded the land around Caerphilly with 2 large ponds and a moat. |
| The Inner West Gatehouse. The castle was built from 1268 to 1271 by Gilbert (the red) de Clare. |
| The Outer West Gatehouse and the Doors to The Hornwork. |
| The Outer Ward Wall as seen from across the South pond. |
| The Outer Eastern Gatehouse the main entrance to the Castle. |
| The crumbling Inner Ward wall and the Castle Well. |
| The portion of the Great Hall that has been restored. It is the only addition to the Castle added in 1322. |
| The Leaning Tower viewed from the Gatehouse bridge. |
| The 3 towers of the North Dam and the Moat. |
| Early in its history the main apartments were in the Eastern Gatehouse. |
| The Famous Leaning Tower. It is attributed to gunpowder damage from Parliamentary forces in 1648. |
| The Inner East Gatehouse and a view of the area between the concentric walls. |
| The tall Inner East Gatehouse the main building of the Castle. |
| Recreated parapet on the Inner Ward Wall. |
| Standing beneath the Leaning Tower. It has a greater lean than Pisa. |
| The moat and North Dam. |
| The Castle as viewed from across The North Pond. |
| The drain at the South Dam. The dam is earth with brick facing. |
| The Southern Gatehouse between the South Dam and the town. |
| View of the Castle from across the South Pond. The Hornwork is at the far left. |
| The Castle from a restaurant where I had lunch. |
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