article_snippet.sent: In The 12th-century building turbulent 800 year history, Hay Castle on the Welsh borders has been besieged, set ablaze and become a frequent target for marauding Welsh rebels.
article_snippet.sent: The Hay Castle Trust, which is co-ordinating the renovation plans, has already received £500,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund and will claim a further £4.9m once The Hay Castle Trust, which is co-ordinating the renovation plans have raised £1.5m from independent sources.
article_snippet.sent: Hay Castle on the Welsh borders was built in the late 12th century by the powerful Norman Lord William de Braose and has been added to through the ages.
article_snippet.sent: Hay Castle on the Welsh borders has launched a fundraising drive to ensure Hay Castle on the Welsh borders future in the fact of the insect threat .
article_snippet.sent: Hay Castle on the Welsh borders was sacked by Llewelyn II, the last prince of Wales, in 1233, and rebuilt by Henry III.
article_snippet.sent: Hay Castle on the Welsh borders was damaged by fire during the rebellion of Welsh chieftain Owain Glyndwr in 1401 and sacked again in 1460.
article_snippet.sent: The remains of Hay Castle on the Welsh borders include a four-storey Norman keep and gateway, a Jacobean mansion was built alongside the tower in 1660, and Victorian terraced gardens.
article_snippet.sent: the castle was since the 1960s owned by Richard Booth, the bookseller whose antics turned Hay on Wye in a ‘town of books’ and venue for a famous literary festival, until it was purchased in 2011 by the Hay Castle Trust.
highlights_snippet.sent: Renovators launch £7million plan to save Hay Castle on the Welsh borders .