Loughor Castle

Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales. The site overlooked the River Loughor and controlled a strategic road and ford running across the Gower Peninsula. The castle was designed as an oval ringwork, probably topped by wicker fence defences, and reused the remains of the former Roman fort of Leucarum.

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  Battle of Abergwili ⓘ
  battle fought in 1022

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  Battle of Pwlldyfarch ⓘ
  

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  Battle of Llwchwr ⓘ
  1136 battle

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  Battle of Carnwyllion ⓘ
  battle fought in 1189 by invading Normans (English) and the native Welsh Army

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  Battle of Loughor Castle ⓘ
  battle fought at Loughor, Wales in 1215

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  Battle of Cydweli ⓘ
  battle fought in Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1223

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  Battle of Neath Castle ⓘ
  battle fought by Llywelyn the Great's Welsh army who captured the invading Norman castle at Neath, Wales

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  Battle of Kenfig ⓘ
  battle fought in 1243, 6 miles west of Bridgend, Wales

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  Battle of Cadfan ⓘ
  1257 battle

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  Battle of Laugharne Castle ⓘ
  battle fought at Laugharne in 1257, when Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ousted the Norman invaders and burnt down the castle

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  Battle of Llandeilo Fawr ⓘ
  battle between the Welsh and the invading English: fought 16 June 1286

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  Swansea Blitz ⓘ
  heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the German Luftwaffe

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  Mumbles Battery ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in City and County of Swansea. Adjacent to Mumbles Lighthouse on an islet off Mumbles Head.

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  Carmarthen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in South Wales

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  Swansea West Cross Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Dryslwyn Castle ⓘ
  castle in Carmarthenshire, Wales  

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  Laugharne Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Laugharne. Castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales  

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  Loughor Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Neath Castle ⓘ
  castle in Neath, Wales, UK  

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  Oystermouth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Weobley Castle ⓘ
  castle in Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Carmarthen Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Carmarthen, Wales, UK  

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  Kidwelly Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Kidwelly. Castle in Wales  

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  Swansea Castle ⓘ
  castle in Swansea, Wales

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  Llansteffan Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building and site of ancient hillfort in Carmarthenshire  

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  Pennard Castle ⓘ
  castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales

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  HMS Cleveland ⓘ
  1940 Hunt-class destroyer

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archaeological excavation

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1022 Battle of Abergwili

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1042 Battle of Pwlldyfarch

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1136 Battle of Llwchwr

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1189 Battle of Carnwyllion

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1215 Battle of Loughor Castle

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1223 Battle of Cydweli

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1231 Battle of Neath Castle

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1243 Battle of Kenfig

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1257 Battle of Cadfan

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1257 Battle of Laugharne Castle

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1282 Battle of Llandeilo Fawr

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1941 Swansea Blitz

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1859 Mumbles Battery

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1105 Carmarthen Castle

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1106 Kidwelly Castle

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1107 Swansea Castle

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1192 Llansteffan Castle

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1200 Pennard Castle

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1940 HMS Cleveland

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Loughor Castle

Loughor Castle

Loughor Castle plan

• Animal bones from Loughor Castle - unpublished report, 1993
• Excavations at Loughor Castle, west Glamorgan, 1969-73 - article published in Archaeologia Cambrensis in 1993, 1973, online
• Archaeological notes: Medieval period. Loughor Castle - scientific article published in January 1973, Q1860, 1975, online
• Recent excavations at Loughor Castle (South Wales) - scientific article published in January 1975, 1979
• Medieval Pottery from Loughor Castle - scientific article published in 1979

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	920	Kingdom of Deheubarth		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1022	Battle of Abergwili	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1042	Battle of Pwlldyfarch	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1136	Battle of Llwchwr	Hywel ap Maredudd, Kingdom of Brycheiniog, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1189	Battle of Carnwyllion	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1215	Battle of Loughor Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1223	Battle of Cydweli	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1231	Battle of Neath Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1243	Battle of Kenfig	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1257	Battle of Cadfan	battle, Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1257	Battle of Laugharne Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1282	Battle of Llandeilo Fawr	English people, Kingdom of England, Welsh people, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Swansea Blitz	bombardment, strategic bombing	Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1859	Mumbles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Carmarthen Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Swansea West Cross Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Dryslwyn Castle	archaeological site, Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Laugharne Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Loughor Castle	castle, Cadw, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Neath Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Oystermouth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Weobley Castle	local authority museum, fortified manor house, Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1105	Carmarthen Castle	archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Kidwelly Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1107	Swansea Castle	Cadw, château, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1192	Llansteffan Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, promontory fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Pennard Castle	ringwork castle, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1940	HMS Cleveland	shipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Loughor Castle		Commons
commons	image		Loughor Castle		Commons
commons	image		Loughor Castle plan		Commons