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ABERGAVENNY CASTLE FACTS
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Location
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
Description
The castle was originally built around 1090 by Hamelin de Ballon, the Norman conqueror of the area.It was originally a motte and bailey castle, and was rebuilt in stone during the thirteenth century. The present keep was built in Victorian times.
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