Wales · 12th century
Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales. The walls were rebuilt in stone by the Braose family at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, including a stone gatehouse. Soon afterwards, however, encroaching sand dunes caused the site to be abandoned and it fell into ruin. Restoration work was carried out during the course of the 20th century and the remains of the castle are now protected under UK law as a Grade II* listed building.
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Pennard Castle ranks #2,977 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #52 of the 107 mapped in Wales. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,002 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Swansea, 11 km away. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.
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