What is recorded here
Weobley Castle, Earthworks W of Castle is an unnamed earthwork near Swansea, recorded only as a shadow of soil and memory. Its age resists definition, suggesting human hands shaped the land before writing learned the region's name. The castle keeps its own time, waiting for someone patient enough to listen beneath the grass.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Weobley Castle, Earthworks W of Castle as Earthwork; Earthwork from the Unknown period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Weobley Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Weobley family, a minor noble lineage in Herefordshire, England. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in the Welsh Marches, reflecting the turbulent border history between England and Wales.
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Places near here
Weobley Castle poking out of the WoodsCastle, fort or tower · 607 yd
Leason, LlanrhidianFarm · 615 yd
Samson's Jack; Mansel Jack Standing Stone, Llanrhidian; Sampson's JackStanding Stone · 647 yd
Causeway, taken from the castleCastle, fort or tower · 817 yd
Landimore FarmFarmstead · 1339 yd
Ebenezer Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Llanrhidian Isaf; Llanrhidian LowerChapel · 1502 yd
Ryer's DownMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
North Hill TorMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Cefn BrynViewpoint · 2.0 mi
Conifer woodlandForest or wood · 2.5 mi
Llanmadoc Hill CairnsMountain or hill · 2.7 mi
Ford in Decoy WoodForest or wood · 2.7 mi