Wales
Swansea
Castle

Swansea Castle

Swansea Castle is located in the city centre of , , UK. It was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1107 as the caput of the lordship of Gower. The castle is now ruined and only two blocks remain, though the site has been improved in the 2010s for use as a public space.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plantasia and Swansea Minster.

Tropical Zoo is a large public hothouse, located in the retail park, , that opened in 1990. is situated 820 feet northeast of Swansea Castle.

Church
Photo: Sloman, Public domain.
, or formally the Minster Church of St. Mary Swansea with Holy Trinity, and formerly St Mary's Church, is an Anglican Minster church in the centre of Swansea, . is situated 640 feet southwest of Swansea Castle.

Museum
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an arts centre located in the Maritime Quarter in , Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 1,300 feet east of Swansea Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Thomas and SA1 Swansea Waterfront.

Suburb
Photo: J WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburban district and community in , . It is a mainly residential area which lies east of Swansea city centre across the and falls within the ward.

Quarter
is mixed commercial and residential development on brownfield in the northern part of Swansea Docks, . The area lies directly to the southeast of Swansea city centre.

Swansea Castle

Latitude
51.62048° or 51° 37′ 14″ north
Longitude
-3.94115° or 3° 56′ 28″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
9C3RJ3C5+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 504120046
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287064
Wiki­data ID
Q7653666
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Satellite Map

Discover Swansea Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Swansea Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Swansea Castle”
  • Chinese: “斯旺西城堡”
  • Danish: “Swansea Castle”
  • German: “Swansea Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Swansea”
  • Italian: “Swansea Castle”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Swansea”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Swansea”
  • Swedish: “Swansea Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Abertawe”

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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 “Swansea Castle”. Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.