Pennard Castle
Swansea, Wales
Pennard Castle is a ringwork castle in Swansea, Wales, first built in 1200. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Penrice Castle, 3.0 mi away.
Pennard Castle at a glance
Built
1200
12th century
Type
Ringwork castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
Grade II* listed building
Nearest castle
Penrice Castle
3.0 mi away
About Pennard Castle
Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales.
From the Wikipedia article on Pennard Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pennard Castle sits at 51.5765, -4.1021 in Swansea. The closest other castles are Penrice Castle (3.0 mi), Oxwich Castle (3.2 mi) and Oystermouth Castle (4.3 mi). Swansea has 8 castles in all.
