Llandovery Castle

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Llandovery Castle is a late thirteenth-century, Grade II*-listed, castle ruin in the town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It occupies a knoll overlooking the River Towy and the land surrounding it. The Normans built a castle in the current location in the early twelfth century and this was rebuilt in stone. It was burnt in the early sixteenth century and never repaired.

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castle, motte-and-bailey castle, 


Location: 51.9927, -3.7962, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battle of Brecenanmere ⓘ
    battle fought by native Welsh army and invading Anglo-Saxons, fought in 916
  • Battle of Aberllech ⓘ
    battle fought in 1086 between Welsh and English (Normans)
  • Battle of Brecon ⓘ
    battle fought 1231 between Llywelyn the Great's Welsh army and the invading Normans (English).
  • Battle of Cadfan ⓘ
    1257 battle
  • Battle of Llandeilo Fawr ⓘ
    battle between the Welsh and the invading English: fought 16 June 1286
  • Battle of Orewin Bridge ⓘ
    1282 battle
  • Dryslwyn Castle ⓘ
    castle in Carmarthenshire, Wales  
  • Llandovery Castle ⓘ
    castle in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales  
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion450Kingdom of BrycheiniogWikidata
    arearegion920Kingdom of DeheubarthWikidata
    eventarmed conflict916Battle of BrecenanmerebattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1086Battle of AberllechNormans, battle, Welsh peopleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1233Battle of BreconbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1257Battle of Cadfanbattle, Kingdom of England, Principality of WalesWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1282Battle of Llandeilo FawrEnglish people, Kingdom of England, Welsh people, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1282Battle of Orewin Bridgebattle, Kingdom of EnglandWikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpagelisted building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
    linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
    linkpageCoflein page@Wikidata
    linkpageCoflein page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    sitecastleDryslwyn Castlearchaeological site, Cadw, castleWikidata
    sitecastleLlandovery Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
    commonsimageThe old castle, Llanymddyfri NLW3363461 Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery castle (1294475) Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery Castle, Carmarthenshire Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery castle (1294475) Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery Castle, Carmarthenshire Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery Castle Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery Castle Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery Castle (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery Castle (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageLlandovery Castle Commons
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