Loughor Castle
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leucarum and Loughor Viaduct.
Leucarum
Archaeological site
Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of Loughor in the Welsh city of Swansea.
Loughor Viaduct
Bridge
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The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the Loughor road bridge. The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status. Loughor Viaduct is situated 1,200 feet west of Loughor Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughor and Bynea.
Loughor
Town
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Loughor is a town in Swansea, Wales. Historically in Glamorgan, it lies on the estuary of the River Loughor. The town has a community council under the name Llwchwr.
Bynea
Suburb
Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.
Kingsbridge
Suburb
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Kingsbridge, is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Kingsbridge ward. It covers the south east of the town of Gorseinon.
Loughor Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llwchwr, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Loughor Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Loughor Castle”
- Danish: “Loughor Castle”
- Finnish: “Loughorin linna”
- French: “château de Loughor”
- French: “Château de Loughor”
- German: “Loughor Castle”
- Russian: “Замок Лохор”
- Swedish: “Loughor Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Casllwchwr”
- Welsh: “Castell Llwchwr”
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