Llandovery Castle

Llandovery Castle is a late thirteenth-century, Grade II*-listed, castle ruin in the town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It occupies a knoll overlooking the River Towy and the land surrounding it.

Photo: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Also known as: “Kasteel Llandovery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Post Office and The King’s Head.

The Post Office

Post office

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Post Office is situated 430 feet north of Llandovery Castle.

The King’s Head

Hotel

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The King’s Head is a hotel, which is situated 610 feet north of Llandovery Castle.

Castle Hotel

Pub

Photo: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle Hotel is a pub, which is situated 340 feet northwest of Llandovery Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Myddfai and Cilycwm.

Myddfai

Village

Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llandovery is an historic market town… Myddfai is situated 2½ miles south of Llandovery Castle.

Cilycwm

Village

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cilycwm is a village, parish and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Cilycwm is situated 3½ miles north of Llandovery Castle.

Llanwrda

Village

Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanwrda is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, 4 miles southwest of Llandovery. Llanwrda is situated 4 miles southwest of Llandovery Castle.

Llandovery Castle

Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.99278° or 51° 59′ 34″ north

Longitude

-3.79643° or 3° 47′ 47″ west

Elevation

220 feet (67 metres)

Open location code

9C3RX6V3+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 366867403

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

6287122

Wikidata ID

Q1493071

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Llandovery Castle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Llandovery Castle”
Danish: “Llandovery Castle”
Dutch: “Llandovery Castle”
Finnish: “Llandoveryn linna”
French: “château de Llandovery”
French: “Château de Llandovery”
French: “Llandovery Castle”
German: “Llandovery Castle”
Portuguese: “Castelo de Llandovery”
Swedish: “Llandovery Castle”
Turkish: “Llandovery Kalesi”
Welsh: “Castell Llanymddyfri”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gil-faen and Bwlchmaenllwyd.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Statue of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan and Llandovery car park.

Carmarthenshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Carmarthen and Llanelli.

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