HARLECH CASTLE, NORTH WALES, WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1283 AND 1289 DURING THE REIGN OF EDWARD I. WHEN THE CASTLE WAS FIRST BUILT, THE SEA WAS AT THE BASE OF THE CASTLE, A 200 FOOT DROP. OVER THE YEARS THE SEA HAS RETREATED AND IS NOW SEVERAL MILES AWAY. DURING THE WAR OF THE ROSES, THE CASTLE WAS UNDER SIEGE FOR 7 YEARS. THIS GAVE RISE TO THE FAMOUS SONG "MEN OF HARLECH"
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