Castles and forts in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire

The Discover Alone map has 46 castles and forts in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Below are the 45 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.

• Y Gaer Fach, Hill FortCastle, fort or towerY Gaer Fach, Hill Fort is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps stones and…
• Trig point overlooking Carreg Cennen CastleCastle, fort or towerTrig point overlooking Carreg Cennen Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales.…
• Tower Hill LodgeCastle, fort or towerTower Hill Lodge is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps its stones still hold…
• The circular keep of Dinefwr CastleCastle, fort or towerThe circular keep of Dinefwr Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps its…
• St Peter's tower and lychgateCastle, fort or towerSt Peter's tower and lychgate is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps the…
• St Clears Castle;Banc-y-Beili;Rhyd-y-Gors;St Clears Mound and Bailey CastleMotteSt Clears Castle rose as a motte-and-bailey stronghold where the Taf and Cynin rivers met, marking the far reach of…
• Sandbar in the River Towy with Llansteffan Castle distantCastle, fort or towerSandbar in the River Towy with Llansteffan Castle distant is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin /…
• Paxton TowerCastle, fort or towerPaxton Tower is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps its stones still hold the…
• Paxton's Tower seen from across the River TywiCastle, fort or towerPaxton's Tower seen from across the River Tywi is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales.…
• Paxton's Tower, LlanarthneCastle, fort or towerPaxton's Tower, Llanarthne is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps it stood as…
• Paxton's TowerCastle, fort or towerPaxton's Tower rose in 1811 as a sharp triangular banqueting house, forcing the Carmarthenshire gentry to acknowledge…
• Over the fields to Dynevor CastleCastle, fort or towerOver the fields to Dynevor Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps the…
• Old Castle, LlanelliMotteOld Castle, Llanelli is a medieval motte, a man-made hill of earth and stone that rose above the surrounding land. It…
• Newton House as seen from atop Dinefwr Castle keepCastle, fort or towerNewton House as seen from atop Dinefwr Castle keep is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire…
• Newcastle Emlyn CastleCastleNewcastle Emlyn Castle is a substantial stone ruin built for the princes of Deheubarth in the mid 13th century, later…
• Llanstephan Castle; Llansteffan CastleCastleLlanstephan Castle stands above the Tywi estuary, built in the 12th century and granted to the Marmion family to…
• Llansteffan CastleCastle, fort or towerLlansteffan Castle stands in Carmarthenshire as a ruined castle, its stones reduced to a low outline that invites…
• Llandovery CastleCastleLlandovery Castle stands as a D-shaped stone ruin on a knoll above the River Towy, marked by a gatehouse with two…
• Kidwelly Castle, KidwellyCastleKidwelly Castle is one of Wales’ finest concentric fortresses, with four round towers inside a crescent-shaped outer…
• Interior of Carreg Cennen CastleCastle, fort or towerInterior of Carreg Cennen Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps its…
• Footbridge over the river Cennen, south of the castleCastle, fort or towerFootbridge over the river Cennen, south of the castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire…
• Footbridge over the river Cennen, east of the castleCastle, fort or towerFootbridge over the river Cennen, east of the castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire…
• Dynefor Castle; Castell Dinefwr; Dinefwr Castle, LlandeiloCastleMaredudd ap Rhys, Rhys Fychan and Rhys ap Maredudd lost or held Dinefwr while Llywelyn the Last arranged those claims…
• Dryslwyn Fawr and Dryslwyn CastleCastle, fort or towerDryslwyn Fawr and Dryslwyn Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps its…
• Dryslwyn Castle, DryslwynCastleMarian and the unknown woman walked beside each other through the castle chamber. They touched different walls, tasted…
• Dryslwyn CastleRuinsDryslwyn Castle is a Welsh stone fortress built in the 1220s on a rocky hill above the Towy Valley. Rhys ap Maredudd…
• Dinefwr Park viewed from Dinefwr CastleCastle, fort or towerDinefwr Park viewed from Dinefwr Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps…
• Dinefwr Castle and Afon TywiCastle, fort or towerDinefwr Castle and Afon Tywi is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps the castle…
• Dinefwr CastleCastleKing Henry II of England and King Edward I of England both wanted Dinefwr Castle, yet Rhys ap Gruffydd, Maredudd ap…
• Curtain wall of Dinefwr CastleCastle, fort or towerCurtain wall of Dinefwr Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps stones…
• Castle on a precipiceCastle, fort or towerCastle on a precipice is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps the cliff edge…
• Castell Newydd EmlynCastleCastell Newydd Emlyn rose from timber and earth on the River Teifi by the 1250s, then hardened into stone by 1287 under…
• Carmarthen CastleCastleCarmarthen Castle has watched the River Twyi since 1094, surviving Llywelyn the Great’s destruction in 1215 and Owain…
• Afon Tywi from Paxton's TowerCastle, fort or towerAfon Tywi from Paxton's Tower is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps the tower…
• Water tower at Llyn Llech OwainCastle, fort or towerWater tower at Llyn Llech Owain is a castle, fort or tower in Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire, Wales. Perhaps it…
• Talley Mound - Castle EarthworksMotte and BaileyTalley Mound - Castle Earthworks is a Medieval motte and bailey in Sir Gaerfyrddin, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Earthworks…
• Pen y Cnap Castle, LlanegwadMottePen y Cnap Castle in Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, survives as a medieval motte, a shaped mound of earth and memory…
• Morfa Bychan WW2 fortificationsFortGerman invasion would have come through the small harbour at Morfa Bychan, so the fortifications rose in 1940 to block…
• Glan-Mynys MountMotte; CastleGlan-Mynys Mount stands in Carmarthenshire as a medieval castle mound, its earth shaped by human hands rather than…
• Fortified House, Cynwyl ElfedFortified HouseFortified House, Cynwyl Elfed stands in Carmarthenshire as a Post Medieval structure, its walls built to keep out more…
• Castle (Site of), North of Llanglydwen; Castell (Hen Safle), I’r Gogledd LlanglydwenCastleNorth of Llanglydwen, a medieval castle rose and vanished, leaving only a hidden scar in the Carmarthenshire earth. It…
• Castell Talacharn; Laugharne CastleCastleLaugharne Castle is a castle in Carmarthenshire, Wales, first recorded in 1116 and later rebuilt as a Norman…
• Allt y Ferin, Earthwork Castle & site of Possible Summer HouseCastleAllt y Ferin holds a medieval earthwork castle and the possible remains of a summer house, suggesting a place where…
• Pant Glas Castle MoundMotte; CastleMorgan and I walked past Pant Glas Castle Mound at dusk. The earth rose like a buried shoulder, smooth and dark under a…
• Roman Marching Camp (Y Pigwm)FortRoman soldiers dug Y Pigwm in 70 AD, forcing red earth into sharp angles while men watched from nearby hills. The camp…

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