Loughor Castle

Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of , . The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Castell Llwchwr” and “Leucarum Roman Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leucarum and Loughor Viaduct.

Archaeological site
was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of in the city of .

Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the . It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the . The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status. is situated 1,200 feet west of Loughor Castle.

Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The is a road crossing over the , providing a convenient link between , , and on the east side and and south to the west. is situated 1,100 feet west of Loughor Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loughor and Bynea.

Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in , . Historically in , it lies on the estuary of the . The town has a community council under the name .

Suburb
is a village close to the in , . It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.

Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, is a village in the City and County of , Wales falling within the ward. It covers the south east of the town of .

Loughor Castle

Latitude
51.6622° or 51° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
-4.07742° or 4° 4′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C3QMW6F+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 222122369
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q6686227
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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”
  • Turkish: “Loughor Kalesi”
  • Welsh: “Castell Casllwchwr”

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