White Castle, located in Monmouthshire in Wales, is a Norman castle built to defend against the Welsh. The castle, along with Skenfrith and Grosmont, make up a trio of castles close together. The castles existed as wooden structures with moats, and White Castle was built in the 11th century, and it is further from the English border. The area where the castle is was controlled by Welsh lords, and White Castle was the first one where the building work was started.
I visited it at the end of March on a sunny day. Upon entering the location of the castle, it is easy to see that the ruins were once an imposing structure with high walls and a deep moat, and there would have been a drawbridge over it.
White Castle was known as Llantilio Castle originally.
The structure really does look imposing, even in a ruinous state.
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