Kukho amakhulu eenqaba eWales. Nguwuphi na oya kuwatyelela?
I-Welsh ifuna ukukuxelela ukuba zineengqungquthela ezingama-427 ezazisasazeka ngeenxa zonke zazo kwi-UK. Mhlawumbi benza, kodwa ubuncinane ama-200 eenkampu eWales zincinci ngaphezu kwezinto eziqhekezayo okanye umhlaba ongenakwazi, ubonakala njengempawu zendalo kwimvelo.
Sekunjalo, oko kushiya ii-200 zakhiwo eWales ezifanele ukutyelela. Uqala phi?
Enye indlela ukuqonda okufutshane malunga namaxesha ahlukeneyo ekwakhiweni kwinqaba kunye nokukhetha imimiselo emihle yeentlobo zengqungquthela eWales ezithandayo.
Ngoko nantsi ukukhawuleza okukhawulezayo kubakhi be-Welsh castle, kunye neengcebiso zemizekelo engcono.
Norman Castles
Emva kokuba uWilliam uMnqobi waba ngumbuso ngo-1066, enye yezinto zokuqala awazenzayo yayikhuselekile ilizwe ngokunika umhlaba abantu bakhe abahloniphekileyo. Lezo zakhiwo zakuqala zaseWales zenyuka ngokukhawuleza. Uninzi lwaluhlanganiswa komhlaba kunye neenkundla zamatye ezidibeneyo ezibizwa ngokuba yi-motte ne-bailey castles. Kamva, iinkosi zikaNorman ezinamaqhinga zakha amatye amakhulu kunye namatye agcina. Ixesha lokwakha indlu yaseNorman eWales lwaqala ukuqala ngekhulu le-13 leminyaka. I-Norman Castles ekufanele ukutyelela iquka:
- ICerphilly Castle
- ITretown Castle
- Kidwelly Castle
- ULaugharne Castle
Iingqungquthela zamaKhosi aseWelshe
Imbali, njengoko mhlawumbi uyazi, ibhaliwe ngabanqobi - nabo benza umsebenzi omhle wokungena kuyo nayiphi na into enhle abalahlekileyo abashiyeyo. Iinkosana zaseWales zakha iinqaba zamatye eWales ukuzikhusela ngokumelene namaNorm, kwaye, kamva, isiNgesi.
Uninzi lwaphela luhlanganiswe kwaye lwakhelwe phezu kwamagagasi alandelelwano - nakuba i-hero yesizwe yaseWelder Owen Glendower yabuyisa abanye. Omnye walabo abathintelayo kwakuyi-clifftop ewonakalisayo eyonakalisa iNqabeni yaseWales eCarreg Cennan.
Cofa apha kwimephu eya kukunceda ufumane amanxuwa kwezinye iinqaba zase-Welsh iinkosana.
Iingqungquthela zikaEdward I
U-Edward I waseNgilani wahola iiprogram ezimbini zemikhosi yokulwa neWelshe ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-13. Ekugqibeleni, wajikeleza iphondo laseNorth Wales yaseGwynedd eneenqaba. Ezi eziseleyo namhlanje ziindawo ezininzi ezidumileyo kwaye zigcinwe kakuhle kuzo zonke i-UK:
- Iqonga laseBeaumaris
- Caernarvon
- Conwy Castle
- Harlech Castle
- Rhuddlan Castle
AmaKhrendi kamva
Emva kwekhulu le-15 leminyaka, isiWelshi nesiNgesi sayeka ukulwa kunye kunye nemfuno yeenqaba eziqinekileyo eWales zanyamalala. Ezinye ii-castle ezibalulekileyo zahlaziywa kwizindlu ezinkulu ezihloniphekileyo kunye nama-royals. Abambalwa bahlala kuloo mini. Phakathi kwezona ziqingqiweyo ezilandelayo:
- IThanks Castle
- Chirk Castle
- Powis Castle