Penlle’r Castell
Penlle'r Castell is an historic ruin on the summit of Mynydd y Gwair in the far north of the City and County of Swansea. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle in Swansea, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Penller Castell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pentwyn Mawr and Abernant Colliery.
Abernant Colliery
Quarry
Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abernant Colliery was a coal mine in the River Amman valley at Pwllfawatkin, 4 miles north of Pontardawe and 13 miles north of Swansea, West Wales. Abernant Colliery is situated 2½ miles east of Penlle’r Castell.
Lliw Upper
Photo: Gareth Lovering Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lliw Upper is situated 2 miles south of Penlle’r Castell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Betws and Garnswllt.
Betws
Village
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Betws is a small village and community on the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, some 15 miles north of Swansea; it is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Betws and Ammanford, and the urban area of Ammanford. Betws is situated 2½ miles northwest of Penlle’r Castell.
Garnswllt
Village
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garnswllt is a rural village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Mawr ward. It lies in the far north of Swansea near the border with Carmarthenshire. Garnswllt is also a community ward for elections to Mawr Community Council. Garnswllt is situated 2½ miles west of Penlle’r Castell.
Garnant
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garnant is a mining village in the valley of the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, north of Swansea. Like the neighbouring village of Glanamman it experienced a coal-mining boom in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the last big colliery closed in 1936 and coal has been extracted fitfully since then. Garnant is situated 2½ miles northeast of Penlle’r Castell.
Penlle’r Castell
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mawr, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.76927° or 51° 46′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.9355° or 3° 56′ 8″ westElevation
1,201 feet (366 metres)Open location code
9C3RQ397+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 746635088OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Penlle’r Castell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Penller Castell”
- Swedish: “Penller Castell”
- Welsh: “Penlle’r Castell”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Penlle’r Castell”. Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.