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| | Aberystwyth Castle |
 | | Designed as concentric fortresses, Rhuddlan and Aberystwyth Castles were innovative structures composed of rings of defenses, walls-within-walls, which allowed guards to defend their stronghold from several heights without firing upon their own men. |
 | | Of the two castles, Aberystwyth is the most ruined, but in its heyday, the castle was every bit as intimidating and secure as its cousin in NE Wales. |
 | | In 1649, the castle became a victim of Oliver Cromwell's ruthless policy of slighting after the English Civil War, during which the garrison sided with the king, Charles I. Most of the stone that once formed the castle's walls was probably pilfered by locals, who took advantage of this manmade quarry. |
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