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Laugharne

Laugharne Castle

Laugharne Castle is in Laugharne, , . The castle, located on the estuary of the River Tâf, was originally established in 1116. It was rebuilt as a Norman stronghold.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Grade I listed building in Laugharne. Castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales
  • Also known as: “Laugharne Castle,market Street”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle House and Island House.

House
Photo: Davidgareththomas, Public domain.
in , , , is a Grade II*–listed Georgian mansion. Described by Dylan Thomas as “the best of houses in the best of places”, it is one of many buildings of note in the medieval township.

House
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Grade II* listed, partly Tudor, sub-medieval townhouse located in , Carmarthenshire, in southwest Wales. It sits below the castle between the two mouths by which the River Corran enters the Tâf estuary, known locally as "Earth Lake" and "Mill Orange".

Museum
Photo: LinguisticDemographer, Public domain.
The Boathouse in , , was where Dylan Thomas lived with his family during his last four years between 1949 and 1953. The house is set in a cliff overlooking the Tâf estuary and is where he wrote many of his major pieces. is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Laugharne Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanybri and Llansteffan.

Village
Photo: Peter Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rural farming village situated between the estuaries of the River Tywi and in , . It is one of two villages with their own churches in the community of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Laugharne Castle.

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a village and community situated on the south coast of , , lying on the estuary of the River Tywi, 7 miles south of .

Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , situated 2 miles from St. Clears. Previously on the trunk road to , the village is small, historic and relatively unspoilt. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Laugharne Castle.

Laugharne Castle

Latitude
51.76969° or 51° 46′ 11″ north
Longitude
-4.46209° or 4° 27′ 44″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Inception
1116
Open location code
9C3QQG9Q+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 904217034
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287066
Wiki­data ID
Q911714
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Laugharne Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Laugharne Castle”
  • Danish: “Laugharne Castle”
  • Dutch: “Laugharne Castle”
  • Finnish: “Laugharnen linna”
  • French: “château de Laugharne”
  • French: “Château de Laugharne”
  • German: “Laugharne Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Laugharne”
  • Italian: “Laugharne Castle”
  • Japanese: “ラファーン城”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Laugharne”
  • Swedish: “Laugharne Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Talacharn”

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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 “Laugharne Castle”. Photo: Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0.