South Wales
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthen

Carmarthen Castle

Carmarthen Castle is a ruined castle in , West Wales, UK. First built by Walter, Sheriff of Gloucester in the early 1100s, the castle was captured and destroyed on several occasions before being rebuilt in stone during the 1190s.
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Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include County Hall and Carmarthen Guildhall.

Town hall
Photo: Hywel72, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipal facility on Castle Hill in , Wales. The building, which is the headquarters of Carmarthenshire County Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Courthouse
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipal structure in Guildhall Square, , Wales. The guildhall, which was the headquarters of Carmarthen Borough Council, is a Grade I listed building. is situated 340 feet northwest of Carmarthen Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
is a stop on the West Wales Line, serving the town of , Wales. It is sited south of the River Towy, 245 miles 55 chains from , on the route via . is situated 860 feet south of Carmarthen Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llangunnor and Ffynnon-ddrain.

Suburb
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community located in , Wales. It is the southern suburb of town and consists mainly of suburban housing which has expanded in recent years.

Hamlet
is a settlement in , Wales, one mile north-west of the town of , 24 miles north-west of the major city of , 56 miles north-west of , and 182 miles west of .

Village
Photo: Nigel Callaghan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and community in , Wales, near the confluence of the rivers Towy and , close to the town of . It is also an electoral ward. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Carmarthen Castle.

Carmarthen Castle

Latitude
51.85567° or 51° 51′ 20″ north
Longitude
-4.30576° or 4° 18′ 21″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Inception
1100
Open location code
9C3QVM4V+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 801291810
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6287113
Wiki­data ID
Q14906524
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Satellite Map

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

From Basque to Welsh—“Carmarthen Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Carmarthen gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Carmarthen Castle”
  • Chinese: “卡馬森城堡”
  • Danish: “Carmarthen Castle”
  • French: “château de Carmarthen”
  • French: “Château de Carmarthen”
  • German: “Carmarthen Castle”
  • Italian: “Carmarthen Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Carmarthen”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Carmarthen”
  • Swedish: “Carmarthen Castle”
  • Welsh: “Carmarthen Castle”
  • Welsh: “Castell Caerfyrddin”

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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 “Carmarthen Castle”. Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.