Carmarthen Castle

Carmarthen Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerfyrddin) is a ruined castle in Carmarthen, West Wales, UK. First built by Walter, Sheriff of Gloucester in the early 1100s, the castle was captured and destroyed on several occasions before being rebuilt in stone during the 1190s. The castle was captured by Owain Glyndŵr in 1405. Henry VII's father died at Carmarthen Castle in 1456. During the Wars of the Roses the castle fell to William Herbert and, during the Civil War, was captured by Parliamentary forces. It was ‘slighted’ (dismantled) by order of Oliver Cromwell in the mid 1600s.

It has been used as the site of Carmarthen's jail until the 1920s. The remains of the castle were given a Grade I heritage listing in 1954 and is currently a tourist attraction and site of the town's Tourist Information Centre.

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Carmarthen Castle zajmuje 1502. miejsce na 3812 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 34. wśród 56 obiektów w Walii. Powstał w 1105 i jest starszy niż 88% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 227 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XII wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Walia.

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