Holt Castle — a unique octagonal Welsh fortification on the River Dee — withstood a nine-month siege before Sir Richard Lloyd surrendered on 13 January 1647. After Holt's fall, Harlech was the only castle still holding out in Wales. Parliament demolished much of Holt after the war. The site has been substantially destroyed but remains one of the most unusual medieval castle designs in Wales, with five pentagonal towers.
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