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c. 1100
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1277-1282
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1277
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1116
Llantilio Crossenny, United Kingdom
c. 1067
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
1190s
Bridgend, United Kingdom
1106
Caernarfon, United Kingdom
13th century
Abergavenny, United Kingdom
1087
Manorbier, United Kingdom
11th century
Denbigh, United Kingdom
1282-1294
Monmouth, United Kingdom
1066-1069
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12th century
Skenfrith, United Kingdom
11th century
Llangollen, United Kingdom
1260s
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1223
Cwmdu, United Kingdom
c. 1150
Llandovery, United Kingdom
1116
The Mumbles, United Kingdom
1106
Usk, United Kingdom
c. 1120
The Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.
The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.
The next owners, the Bánffys who adapted the Gothic castle to the Renaissance residence, improved its fortifications preventing the Turks from conquering it at the end of the 16th century. When Bánffys died out, the castle was owned by several noble families. It fell in decay after fire in 1729.
The history of the castle is the subject of different legends.