Re: Medieval Walled Cities - The Best European Walled Cities to Visit

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:39:58 +0200, Martin <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:36:49 +0100, Keith Anderson
><keithanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>I once went there and got this bloke in an antique shop bending my ear
>>about Monmouthshire's special status - he was almost foaming at the
>>mouth about being included in Wales.
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>I had a similar experience, but not in an antique shop. Of course it
>could have been the same man, or the whole town could be nuts :-)

I've only met the one nutter there.... so far.
>
>The castle is a very nice ruin and handy for Tintern too.

Indeed - the original castle keep is the oldest Norman stone building
in Britain (1067-1075). I often take groups there..



Keith, Bristol, UK

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