Useful Links
Local Castles
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| Swansea Castle - www.explore-gower.co.uk | |
| 13th century a moat & baily castle, Northern block was a debtors prison. | |
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| Penrice Castle - www.castlewales.com | |
| Built in the second half of the 11th century by the Normans. The most impressive fortification ever built on the peninsula.
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| Woebly Castle - www.castlexplorer.co.uk | |
| Weobley Castle is a fortified manor house, where domestic comfort took priority over defensive capabilities. It overlooks the Llanrhidian marsh and the Llwchwr estuary | |
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| Oystermouth Castle - www.castlewales.com | |
| Regarded as the Gower Peninsula's finest castle, standing on a small hill with a magnificent view over Swansea Bay in the village of Mumbles. | |
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| Neath Abbey - www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk | |
| One of Wales’s most interesting historical sites. The remains of the Cistercian abbey, once described as 'the fairest in all Wales' date from 1130 | |
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| Craig-y-Nos Castle - www.craigynoscastle.com | |
| Accommodation, weddings and conferences at Craig-y-Nos Castle, the former estate of Adelina Patti, in Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, South Wales, UK | |
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| Neath Castle - www.castlewales.com | |
| Neath Castle was one of the minor Norman castles in the lordship of Glamorgan. The main surviving feature of the castle is the great twin-towered gatehouse on its west side. | |
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| Pennard Castle - www.castlewales.com | |
| Pennard Castle's situation is dramatic and beautiful. It is perched on the edge of the valley of the Pennard Pill, with a sheer drop below to the north and west. From it there is a sweeping view out towards Three Cliffs Bay, and across the valley. | |
Ancient Sites