Castles and forts in Swansea
The Discover Alone map has 35 castles and forts in Swansea, Wales. Below are the 35 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Weobley Castle poking out of the WoodsCastle, fort or towerWeobley Castle poking out of the Woods is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps the woods hid it from…
Water Tower at the 3M factory, GorseinonCastle, fort or towerWater Tower at the 3M factory, Gorseinon is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps it stood guard over…
Swansea CastleCastleSwansea Castle stands at the heart of Swansea, Wales, a stone sentinel watching the harbour and the old town below. It…
Ruins of Pennard CastleCastle, fort or towerRuins of Pennard Castle in Swansea, Wales, still stand as a castle or tower, though much of its history has faded. The…
Promontory fort on "the Knave", Gower coastCastle, fort or towerPromontory fort on "the Knave", Gower coast is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps people climbed the…
Police Station and Oystermouth CastleCastle, fort or towerPolice Station and Oystermouth Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps stones and memories collide…
Penrice Castle, Gower, Sth. WalesCastle, fort or towerPenrice Castle, Gower, Sth. Wales is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps its stones still hold the heat….jpg?width=1280)
Penrice CastleCastlePenrice Castle stands in Swansea, Wales, as a surviving structure from the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. Its…
Pennard Water TowerCastle, fort or towerPennard Water Tower is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps it stood as a silent guard over the valley…
Pennard CastleCastlePennard Castle is a medieval ruin where Braose stone halls still stand beside a Norman timber ringwork, overlooking…
Penlle'r CastellCastlePenlle'r Castell is a ruined medieval castle on the summit of Mynydd y Gwair in Swansea, built probably in the late…
Oystermouth CastleCastleOystermouth Castle is a Norman stone ruin overlooking Swansea Bay where Welsh princes repeatedly burned and retaken the…
Oxwich CastleFortified HouseOxwich Castle is a Tudor fortified manor on a wooded Gower headland, built by the Mansell family across the sixteenth…
Oak Tree at Lodge at Penrice CastleCastle, fort or towerOak Tree at Lodge at Penrice Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps the oak grew through a broken…
New Castle;Swansea Castle, SwanseaCastleNew Castle;Swansea Castle, Swansea stands as a Medieval castle in Swansea. The National Monuments Record of Wales…
Loughor CastleCastleLoughor Castle rose around 1106 when Henry de Beaumont reused the old Roman fort of Leucarum to control the River…
Giant TV screen in Castle PlazaCastle, fort or towerGiant TV screen in Castle Plaza is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps the screen shows dangerous things…
Folly gatehouse to Penrice CastleCastle, fort or towerFolly gatehouse to Penrice Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps it stood as a stubborn marker…
Clyne Gardens, in grounds of Clyne CastleCastle, fort or towerClyne Gardens, in grounds of Clyne Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps the gardens hide a…
Causeway, taken from the castleCastle, fort or towerCauseway, taken from the castle is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps the stones resisted every claim…
Castle Square and Swansea castle ruinsCastle, fort or towerCastle Square and Swansea castle ruins is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps the broken stones still…
Castle Plaza, SwanseaCastle, fort or towerCastle Plaza, Swansea is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps its stones still hold the shape of hands…
Castell OxwichCastleCastell Oxwich is a medieval castle on the Gower Peninsula, built mainly during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries…
BT Tower and Swansea CastleCastle, fort or towerBT Tower and Swansea Castle is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps the tower stood guard while the…
Pennard Castle RuinsCastle, fort or towerPennard Castle Ruins is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps stones and shadows still hold the shape of…
Old Castle Promontory Fort, RhossiliDefended Enclosure; Promontory FortOld Castle Promontory Fort, Rhossili is an Iron Age defended enclosure where a stone rim probably cut the headland in…
Castle Tower, Penmaen;Penmaen Burrows RingworkCastleCastle Tower, Penmaen;Penmaen Burrows Ringwork stands in Swansea, Wales, recorded as a Medieval castle. The saved point…- Talybont Castle; Hugh's Castle;Castell DuMotte and BaileyTalybont Castle, also called Hugh's Castle or Castell Du, is a Medieval motte and bailey in Swansea, Wales. The…
- Silverwood Castle, Site of, OystermouthCastleSilverwood Castle, Site of, Oystermouth stands in Swansea, Wales, marked as a castle from the Anhysbys period. The name…
- Penrice Castle Ring;Mounty Borough;Monty BroughCastle; RingworkPenrice Castle Ring, also called Mounty Borough or Monty Brough, stands as a medieval ringwork in Swansea, Wales. Its…
- Old Castle;Swansea Castle, SwanseaCastleOld Castle in Swansea dates to the Medieval period when armed men watched the harbour and controlled the town below.…
- Old Castle, BishopstonMotte and BaileyOld Castle in Bishopston, Swansea, Wales, is a Medieval motte and bailey. It is a human-made ridge of earth and a…
- Maiden Castle Promontory Fort, OxwichPromontory Fort; Defended EnclosureMaiden Castle Promontory Fort, Oxwich stands as an Iron Age defended enclosure where ancient people used the coast…
- Lewes Castle Promontory FortPromontory FortSwansea’s Lewes Castle Promontory Fort rises from the coast as an Iron Age boundary, its earthworks shaped by hands…
- Barraston Castle, Possible Site ofCastleBarraston Castle, Possible Site of stands in Swansea, Wales, recorded as a 17th Century castle. Whether stones still…