With that in mind, we've taken a look at some of the most interesting forgotten and abandoned places of Wales, the history behind them and why they are so important even today.

Red Dress Manor has stood empty for almost 50 years, but the stunning four-bedroom home is far from being completely ...

A 12th century mansion known as one of the most haunted places in Wales. The 800-year-old mansion, which is private property and is not open to the public, was immortalised in the Victorian novel ...

Newton is considered one of the most haunted places in Wales, and TV crews come regularly hoping to film paranormal activity (following rumours of voices and odours coming from empty rooms that ...

Wales has the highest castle-to-person ratio in the world -- 641 castles to 3 million people -- and a long and turbulent history of hangings, riots and rebellions. VisitWales is putting the ghosts of ...

Wales is promoting its haunted lodgings such as Caerphilly Castle's Green Lady, colored green because of her husband's fatal envy; Lady Grey of Ruthin Castle Hotel, named for a woman who was executed ...

Other abandoned places are the product of war, natural disasters, the decline in railroad travel and shifts in what people do during their leisure time. ... Location: Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales.