Oxwich Castle
Swansea, Wales
Oxwich Castle is a fortified manor house in Swansea, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Penrice Castle, 1.4 mi away. It is cared for by Cadw.
Oxwich Castle at a glance
Type
Fortified manor house
Cared for by
Cadw
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade I listed building
Nearest castle
Penrice Castle
1.4 mi away
About Oxwich Castle
Oxwich Castle (Welsh: Castell Oxwich) is a Grade I listed castle which occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, it is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor fortified manor house built in courtyard style.
From the Wikipedia article on Oxwich Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oxwich Castle sits at 51.5555, -4.1683 in Swansea. The closest other castles are Penrice Castle (1.4 mi), Pennard Castle (3.2 mi) and Weobley Castle (4.2 mi). Swansea has 8 castles in all.
