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History sites target Easter trade

Battles in castles will be re-enacted over the Easter weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the body which helps protect Welsh historic sites.

Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government's heritage service, launches its programme of events to mark the milestone later.

It includes staging mock battles and military displays at some of Wales' most famous heritage locations.

Its sites include Caerphilly Castle, Castell Coch and Tintern Abbey in the south as well as Caernarfon and Harlech Castles and Plas Mawr Elizabethan Townhouse, Conwy, in the north.

Read entire article at BBC