A couple more photos at Chepstow Castle. As the castle was built in stages along the river Wye it has an unusual shape. It is a series of terraces stretching along the cliff top.
During the civil war the castle was besieged twice, in 1645 and 1648. It was defended by the Royalists. The Parliamentarians captured it in 1648. After the war it was garrisoned and used as prison. When it stopped being used a castle it started falling in to decay. Its uses including a farmyard and a factory.
By the late 18th C the castle was a popular sight for tourists. Conservation work started in 1914 and in 1953 it was put in the care of the Ministry of Works. The castle has been used in the making of two films, the 1913 version of Ivanhoe and 1977's Jabberwocky. I think they would both have benefited from an appearance by a proper red dragon.
