Oystermouth Castle

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Oystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of Mumbles.

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Location: 51.577, -4.0027, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Battle of Llwchwr
    1136 battle
  • Battle of Carnwyllion
    battle fought in 1189 by invading Normans (English) and the native Welsh Army
  • Battle of Loughor Castle
    battle fought at Loughor, Wales in 1215
  • Battle of Cydweli
    battle fought in Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1223
  • Battle of Neath Castle
    battle fought by Llywelyn the Great's Welsh army who captured the invading Norman castle at Neath, Wales
  • Battle of Kenfig
    battle fought in 1243, 6 miles west of Bridgend, Wales
  • Swansea Blitz
    heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the German Luftwaffe
  • Mumbles Battery
    Grade II listed building in City and County of Swansea. Adjacent to Mumbles Lighthouse on an islet off Mumbles Head.
  • Swansea West Cross Anti-Aircraft Operations Room
    British air defence bunker
  • Loughor Castle
    medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK  
  • Neath Castle
    castle in Neath, Wales, UK  
  • Oystermouth Castle
    Grade I listed castle in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK  
  • Weobley Castle
    castle in Swansea, Wales, UK  
  • Kidwelly Castle
    Grade I listed building in Kidwelly. Castle in Wales  
  • Newcastle Castle
    castle in Bridgend, Wales, UK  
  • Ogmore Castle
    Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  
  • Swansea Castle
    castle in Swansea, Wales
  • Pennard Castle
    castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales
  • HMS Cleveland
    1940 Hunt-class destroyer
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The east view of Swansea, in the county of GlamorganThe east view of Swansea, in the county of Glamorgan
Oystermouth castle, with its village and lighthouse, Swansea bayOystermouth castle, with its village and lighthouse, Swansea bay
Oystermouth castle (1129545)Oystermouth castle (1129545)
Oystermouth castle & Hoodles lighthouse, SwanseaOystermouth castle & Hoodles lighthouse, Swansea
West view of Oyster-Mouth castle and villageWest view of Oyster-Mouth castle and village
Oystermouth Castle nr Swansea (4641212)Oystermouth Castle nr Swansea (4641212)
Oystermouth castleOystermouth castle
Oystermouth castle showing chapel windowOystermouth castle showing chapel window
Oystermouth castle, GlamorganshireOystermouth castle, Glamorganshire
Oystermouth castle (1293928)Oystermouth castle (1293928)
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
eventarmed conflict1136Battle of LlwchwrHywel ap Maredudd, Kingdom of Brycheiniog, battleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1189Battle of CarnwyllionbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1215Battle of Loughor CastlebattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1223Battle of CydwelibattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1231Battle of Neath CastlebattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1243Battle of KenfigbattleWikidata
eventarmed conflict1941Swansea Blitzbombardment, strategic bombingWikidata
linkpageCoflein page@Wikidata
linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
linkpageCoflein page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
linkpagelisted building page@Wikidata
linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
siteartillery battery1859Mumbles Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
sitebunkerSwansea West Cross Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
sitecastleLoughor Castlecastle, Cadw, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecastleNeath Castlearchaeological site, castleWikidata
sitecastleOystermouth CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastleWeobley Castlelocal authority museum, fortified manor house, Cadw, archaeological site, castleWikidata
sitecastle1106Kidwelly CastleCadw, archaeological site, castleWikidata
sitecastle1106Newcastle CastleCadw, castleWikidata
sitecastle1106Ogmore CastleCadw, castleWikidata
sitecastle1107Swansea CastleCadw, château, castleWikidata
sitecastle1200Pennard Castleringwork castle, archaeological site, castleWikidata
siteshipwreck1940HMS Clevelandshipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyerWikidata
commonsimageThe east view of Swansea, in the county of Glamorgan Commons
commonsimageOystermouth castle, with its village and lighthouse, Swansea bay Commons
commonsimageOystermouth castle (1129545) Commons
commonsimageOystermouth castle & Hoodles lighthouse, Swansea Commons
commonsimageWest view of Oyster-Mouth castle and village Commons
commonsimageOystermouth Castle nr Swansea (4641212) Commons
commonsimageOystermouth castle Commons
commonsimageOystermouth castle showing chapel window Commons
commonsimageOystermouth castle, Glamorganshire Commons
commonsimageOystermouth castle (1293928) Commons