Wales · 12th century
Llandovery Castle (Welsh: Castell Llanymddyfri) 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. The Normans built a castle in the current location in the early twelfth century and this was rebuilt in stone. It was burnt in the early sixteenth century and never repaired.
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Llandovery Castle ranks #3,456 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #61 of the 107 mapped in Wales. Founded 1116, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Swansea, 43 km away. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.
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