Neath Castle
Neath Castle is a Norman castle located in the town centre of Neath, Wales. Its construction was begun by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, the nominal Lord of Glamorgan, at a date estimated between 1114 and 1130.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Thomas’s Church and Neath Indoor Market.
St Thomas’s Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas’s Church is situated 450 feet south of Neath Castle.
Neath Indoor Market
Marketplace
Photo: SwalesM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Neath Indoor Market is an indoor market located in the town centre of Neath, Wales. The market building dates back to 1837. It was renovated in 1904, and most recently in 1999. Neath Indoor Market is situated 860 feet southwest of Neath Castle.
Neath railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neath railway station is a main line railway station serving the town of Neath, south Wales. Managed by Transport for Wales, the station is located at street level on Windsor Road, situated back from the street fronting a small car park. Neath railway station is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Neath Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath and Cimla.
Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath
Village
Photo: Cedwyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cadoxton is a village situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Cadoxton is located just outside the town of Neath and borders the villages of Cilfrew and Bryncoch.
Cimla
Suburb
Cimla is a village and suburb of the town of Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is set high up on a hill. It is pronounced Kim-la.
Bryncoch
Village
Photo: Cedwyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bryncoch is a village near Neath in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The name derives from the Welsh 'red hill', originally the name of a nearby farm.
Neath Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Neath, Wales, UK
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Neath, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.66511° or 51° 39′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.80352° or 3° 48′ 13″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C3RM58W+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 12768338993OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Neath Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Neath Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Neath gaztelua”
- Cebuano: “Neath Castle”
- Danish: “Neath Castle”
- German: “Neath Castle”
- Swedish: “Neath Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Castell-nedd”
- Welsh: “Castell Nedd”
- Welsh: “Neath Castle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caewern and Neath Abbey.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Iceland and Riverside Drive Substation.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Cardiff, Swansea, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, and Newport.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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 “Neath Castle”. Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY 3.0.