Kittle Top
Kittle Top is a castle in Penrice, Swansea, Wales. Kittle Top is situated nearby to Penrice Castle, as well as near St Andrew’s Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: landform in Penrice, Swansea, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Kittle Top, Penrice”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penrice Castle and St Andrew’s Church.
Penrice Castle
Castle
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penrice Castle is a 13th-century castle near Penrice, Swansea on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Nearby is a neo-classical mansion house built in the 1770s. Penrice Castle is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Kittle Top.
St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Andrew, Penrice, Swansea, Wales dates from the 12th century. A Grade II* listed building, St Andrew's remains an active parish church in the parish of South-West Gower, in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon. St Andrew’s Church is situated 2,800 feet south of Kittle Top.
Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn
Archaeological site
Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile north of Kittle Top.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxwich and Gower Peninsula.
Oxwich
Village
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Oxwich is a village on the Gower Peninsula, in the city and county of Swansea in south Wales. Oxwich is part of the small community of Penrice which extends from the village of Horton to Oxwich Bay, and as of 2001 recorded a population of 454 inhabitants.
Gower Peninsula
Photo: Catrin Austin, CC BY 2.0.
The beautiful Gower Peninsula in Swansea was the United Kingdom's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The peninsula is famous for its stunning coastal scenery, wide sandy beaches and medieval castles.
Llanrhidian
Village
Photo: Chris Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrhidian is a village, which is situated 2 miles north of Kittle Top.
Kittle Top
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, glacial landform, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Penrice, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kittle Top” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kittle Top”
- Swedish: “Kittle Top”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Penrice and Perriswood.
Nearby Places
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