List of castles in Wales
For more details on Welsh castles, see Castles in Great Britain and Ireland.
Caernarfon Castle is one of four castles in Wales that makes up the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd World Heritage Site.
Beaumaris Castle is also part of the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd World Heritage Site
This is a list of castles in Wales, sometimes said to be the "castle capital of the world".[1] Wales had about 400 castles, of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings. The rest have returned to nature, and today consist of ditches, mounds and earthworks, often in commanding positions. Many of the sites in Wales are cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service.
Bridgend
- Candleston Castle 14th century
- Coity Castle 12th century
- Kenfig Castle
- Llangynwyd Castle 12th century
- Newcastle 12th century
- Ogmore Castle 12th & 13th century
Caerphilly
- Caerphilly Castle 13th & 14th century
- Ruperra Castle 16th century
- Morgraig Castle 15th century
Cardiff
- Cardiff Castle 11th century
- Castell Coch - the Red Castle
- St Fagans Castle 13th century
Carmarthenshire
- Carreg Cennen Castle 13th century
- Carmarthen Castle 11th century
- Dinefwr Castle 11th century
- Dryslwyn Castle Native Welsh ruins 13th century
- Kidwelly Castle 12th century and earlier
- Laugharne Castle 13th century
- Llandovery Castle 11th century
- Llansteffan Castle 12th century
- Castell Moel 16th century
- Newcastle Emlyn Castle 13th & 15th century
Ceredigion
- Aberdyfi Castle 12th century
- Aberystwyth 13th century
- Caerwedros Castle 12th century
- Cardigan Castle 13th century
- Castell Cadwgan, Aberaeron 12th century
- Dinerth Castle 12th century
- Gwallter Castle 12th century
- Lampeter Castle 12th century
- Llanrhystud Castle 11th century
- Ystrad Meurig Castle 12th Century
- Ystrad Peithyll Castle 12th Century
Conwy
- Deganwy Castle 13th century
- Conwy Castle 13th century
- Dolwyddelan Castle 13th century
- Gwrych Castle 19th century
- Gwydir Castle 16th century
Denbighshire
- Bodelwyddan Castle 19th century (Originally 15th)
- Denbigh Castle 13th -14th century
- Dinas Brân 12th century
- Rhuddlan Castle 13th century
- Ruthin Castle 13th century
- Twthill, Rhuddlan 11th century
- Prestatyn Castle 12th century
Flintshire
- Caergwrle Castle 13th century
- Ewloe Castle 12th century
- Flint Castle 13th century
- Hawarden Castle 13th century
- Mold Castle 12th century
- Hawarden Castle 18th century
Gwynedd
- Bryn Bras Castle 19th century
- Caernarfon Castle 13th century
- Carndochan Castle 13th century
- Castell y Bere 13th century
- Criccieth Castle 13th century
- Dinas Emrys 12th century keep on Dark Age site
- Dolbadarn Castle 13th century
- Harlech Castle 13th century
- Penrhyn Castle 19th century
Isle of Anglesey
- Castell Aberlleiniog 12th century
- Beaumaris Castle 13th century
Merthyr Tydfil
- Morlais Castle 13th century
- Cyfarthfa Castle 19th century
Monmouthshire
- Abergavenny Castle 11th to 13th century
- Betws Newydd Castle 11th century
- Caldicot Castle 12th to 15th century
- Castell Arnold, near Llanover 12th century
- Chepstow Castle 11th to 14th century
- Dingestow Castle Two castles, one 11th century the other 12th
- Grosmont Castle 12th to 14th century
- Llanfair Kilgeddin Castle 11th century
- Llangibby Castle 13th century
- Llantrisant, Monmouthshire Castell Troggy 13th century
- Llanvair Discoed Castle 12th to 13th century
- Monmouth Castle 11th to 13th century
- Newcastle, Monmouthshire Castle 11th century
- Penrhos, Monmouthshire Castle 11th century
- Pen y Clawdd Castle near Abergavenny 11th century
- Raglan Castle 15th century
- Skenfrith Castle 12th to 13th century
- Trellech Castle 12th century
- Usk Castle 12th to 14th century
- White Castle 11th to 13th century
Neath Port Talbot
- Neath Castle Norman
Newport
- Caerleon Castle 11th to 13th century
- Newport Castle 13th century
- Pencoed Castle near Magor
- Penhow Castle 12th century
Pembrokeshire
- Benton Castle no date[2]
- Carew Castle 11th to 16th century
- Cilgerran Castle 13th century
- Haverfordwest Castle 12th century
- Llawhaden Castle 12th to 14th century
- Manorbier Castle 12th to 14th century
- Narberth Castle
- Pembroke Castle 12th & 13th century
- Picton Castle 12th century
- Roch Castle 12th century
- Tenby Castle 13th century
- Upton Castle
- Wiston Castle 12th century
- Wolf's Castle
Powys
- Aberedw Castle Two castles, one 11th and one 13th century
- Aberllynfi Castle 12th century
- Barland Castle 12th century
- Beguildy Castle
- Blaenllyfni Castle 13th century
- Bleddfa Castle 12th to 13th century
- Brecon Castle 11th century
- Bronllys Castle
- Builth Castle
- Buddugre Castle near Llanddewi Ystradenny 12th century
- Burfa Castle 12th century
- Castell Crugerydd 12th Century
- Castell Dinas
- Castell Du
- Castle Kinsey near Clyro 12th century
- Castle Nimble at Old Radnor
- Cefnllys Castle 1242 to 15th century
- Clyro Castle 11th to 15th century
- Colwyn Castle 13th to 14th century
- Crickhowell Castle 12th century
- Crug Eryr Castle West of New Radnor 12th century
- Cymaron Castle late 11th to 13th century
- Dinieithon Castle near Llandrindod Wells
- Dolforwyn Castle 13th century
- Evenjobb Castle
- Glan Edw Castle South of New Radnor 11th to 12th century
- Glasbury Castle 12th century
- Hay Castle
- Hen Domen
- Knighton two Norman castles, constructed in the 12th century
- Knucklas Castle 13th century possibly built on earlier Iron Age
- Llanafan Fawr Castle possibly Iron Age
- Maesllwch Castle at Glasbury 19th-century house in castellated style
- Mathrafal 9th-13th century, the home of Powys kings
- Montgomery Castle 13th century
- New Radnor Castle 11th? to 16th century
- Painscastle 12th to 15th century
- Penarth Castle
- Powis Castle 12th to 19th century
- Rhayader castle 13th century
- Tinboeth Castle 13th century
- Tomen Castle
- Tretower Castle 12th century
- Womaston Castle 12th century
Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Llantrisant Castle 13th century
Swansea
- Loughor Castle
- Oxwich Castle 16th century
- Oystermouth Castle 12 & 13th century
- Pennard Castle 12th century
- Penrice Castle 13th century
- Swansea Castle
- Weobley Castle 13th century
Vale of Glamorgan
- Dinas Powis 12th century
- Fonmon Castle 14th century
- Hensol Castle 18th century
- Old Beaupre Castle 16th century
- Penmark Castle 12th century
- St Donat's Castle 12th century
- St Quintins Castle 14th century
- Barry Castle 13th - 14th century
- Wrinstone Castle fortified house
Wrexham
- Chirk Castle 13th century
- Holt Castle 13th century
See also
- List of castles
- Castles in England
- Castles in Scotland
- Castles in Northern Ireland
- Castles in the Isle of Man
References
- ↑ The Less Traveled Britain: 5 Reasons to Visit Wales
- ↑ Alan Reid, Castles of Wales, 2nd ed.(Ruthin: John Jones Publishing Ltd. 1999)
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- Castles of Wales website
- Castle UK: Wales
- eCastles
- Castle Explorer
- CastleStories - Google Map Explorer
- Cadw
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