Loughor Castle (Cadw)CastleIt wasn’t just the Normans who appreciated its strategic value. One thousand years earlier the Romans constructed the fort of Leucarum on this site. A 12th-century earthworks castle, burnt by the Welsh in 1151, was replaced in the next century with a stone fortress, a single tower of which survives along with the foundations of curtain walls.LoughorSwanseaSA4 6TSUnited Kingdom51.662280917686-4.077172279358http://www.showmewales.co.uk/?dms=3&pid=
Loughor Castle (Cadw)
Castle, free entry
Loughor Castle
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It wasn’t just the Normans who appreciated its strategic value. One thousand years earlier the Romans constructed the fort of Leucarum on this site. A 12th-century earthworks castle, burnt by the Welsh in 1151, was replaced in the next century with a stone fortress, a single tower of which survives along with the foundations of curtain walls.
Map reference: SS 564979 Lat: 51.66228 Long: -4.07717
From Swansea, take the A483 north-west and then the A484 west (signed for Llanelli). Turn off this road at a roundabout where signed for Loughor; castle remains on right.
Accessible by Public Transport: 2.5 miles from Gowerton station
Loughor Castle (Cadw)
Loughor Castle (Cadw)
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Children welcome
Dogs accepted
Smoking not allowed
