Kidwelly Castle
Kidwelly Castle is a Norman castle overlooking the River Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade I listed building in Kidwelly. Castle in Wales
- Also known as: “Castell Cydweli”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Kidwelly railway station.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Mike Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of Saint Mary is a Grade I Listed Building in the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The church was listed in December 1963. Founded c. St Mary’s Church is situated 1,000 feet south of Kidwelly Castle.
Kidwelly railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Kidwelly railway station serves the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is situated on the coast just southwest of Kidwelly itself. It is 234 miles 32 chains from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud. Kidwelly railway station is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Kidwelly Castle.
Gwenllian Primary School
School
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gwenllian Primary School is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Kidwelly Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llansaint and Trimsaran.
Llansaint
Hamlet
Photo: RexRowan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llansaint is a village of farmsteads and cottages in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It includes a cluster of 19th century stone-built houses around the church, and is surrounded by farmsteads and modern residential development. Llansaint is situated 1½ miles west of Kidwelly Castle.
Trimsaran
Village
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trimsaran is a community and former mining village which lies on the B4308 between Llanelli and Kidwelly, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Trimsaran is six miles from Llanelli, and 13 miles from Carmarthen. Trimsaran is situated 3 miles southeast of Kidwelly Castle.
Llandyfaelog
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandyfaelog is a community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. According to the 2001 census the community has a population of 1,272, of which 71.88 percent are Welsh speaking. Llandyfaelog is situated 3 miles north of Kidwelly Castle.
Kidwelly Castle
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Kidwelly Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كيدويلي”
- Breton: “Castell Cydweli”
- Cebuano: “Kidwelly Castle”
- Chinese: “基德韋利城堡”
- Danish: “Kidwelly Castle”
- Dutch: “Kidwelly Castle”
- Finnish: “Kidwellyn linna”
- French: “château de Kidwelly”
- French: “Château de Kidwelly”
- German: “Kidwelly Castle”
- Italian: “castello di Kidwelly”
- Italian: “Castello di Kidwelly”
- Italian: “Kidwelly Castle”
- Japanese: “キッドウェリー城”
- Japanese: “キドウェリー城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Kidwelly”
- Swedish: “Kidwelly Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Cydweli”
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