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|  Loughor Castle - Ruin - (Casllwchwr) - Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Three Ruins in one location, Castle tower, Norman earthwork castle, and a Roman fort. All located in Loughor, Swansea, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/27/2013 last visited: 2/8/2013 |
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|  Loughor Bridge - Remmnant - Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins The Loughor Railway Viaduct was the only surviving timber rail bridge in the Country. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1852. The new bridge carries the South Wales main line across the tidal estuary of the River Loughor. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/28/2013 last visited: 8/28/2013 |
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|  Disused Mill, Singleton Park, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins A disused water wheel in Singleton park that is now maintained (partially) for posterity, it is fenced off and no longer in use. posted by: Ddraig Ddu location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 12/8/2011 last visited: 3/28/2012 |
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|  Neolithic tomb - Ruin - Gower, Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Parc Cwm long cairn (Welsh: carn hir Parc Cwm), also known as Parc le Breos burial chamber (siambr gladdu Parc le Breos). A partly restored Neolithic chambered tomb, built around 3,850 years BC. Gower, Swansea. South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2013 last visited: 8/15/2013 |
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|  First Baptist Church in Wales. 1649 AD
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Site of the First Baptist Church in Wales UK. AD 1649 The plaque on this ruin was unveiled in 1928 by David Lloyd George posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 10/31/2011 last visited: 4/15/2012 |
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|  Pennard Castle - Ruin - Gower, Swansea,Wales.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, west of the village of Pennard in the Gower Peninsula. The Castle has stunning views overlooking three cliffs Bay and Oxwich Bay. The castle was established in the 12th century but abandoned in the 1400s. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2013 last visited: 2/2/2013 |
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|  Woebly Castle, Llanrhidian, Swansea, Wales
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Weobley Castle, Preserved Ruin, overlooks the Llanrhidian marsh and the Llwchwr (Loughor) estuary, near Swansea, Wales posted by: Mair Wales location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 10/30/2011 last visited: 4/12/2012 |
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|  Swansea Castle, Strand Row, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Swansea Castle was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1106 as the caput of the lordship of Gower, in Swansea, Wales. posted by: Ddraig Ddu location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 10/5/2011 last visited: 4/4/2012 |
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|  Oystermouth Castle, Swansea, Wales.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Oystermouth Castle, a preserved ruin, is located in a stunning location on the hill in Mumbles, overlooking Swansea Bay. posted by: Mair Wales location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 10/30/2011 last visited: 9/19/2012 |
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|  Oxwich Castle - Ruin - Gower, Wales, Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Castell Oxwich Castle grand Tudor house, built in courtyard style, stands on a headland above the wide sweep of Oxwich Bay, Gower, Swansea, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/11/2013 last visited: 8/30/2013 |
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|  Salt House - Port Eynon, Wales, UK
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins The remains of the Salt house lies in the west side of Port Eynon Bay on the Gower Peninsular. posted by: Superted location: United Kingdom date approved: 10/8/2008 last visited: 11/25/2009 |
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|  Neath Abbey, Wales.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Neath Abbey founded in 1130 AD. by the Norman Baron, Richard de Granville and described as the 'Fairest Abbey in all Wales' by Tudor Historian John Leland. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 1/18/2012 last visited: 4/10/2012 |
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|  Castell Kidwelly Castle - Ruin - Cydweli, Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Kidwelly castle is one of Wales's best-kept secrets. It is built on a steep hill overlooking the River Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/26/2013 last visited: 2/2/2013 |
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|  Neath Castle - Ruin - Wales, Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Neath Castle was one of the minor Norman castles in the lordship of Glamorgan. Like the Romans before them, the Normans chose this strategic spot guarding the river crossing for a stronghold. Now surrounded by Supermarkets & Appartments. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/13/2013 last visited: 1/2/2014 |
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|  Castell Dryslwyn - Ruin - Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Castell Dryslwyn Castle - Located in stunning hilltop location above the Tywi Valley, 5 Miles West of Llandeilo, in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2013 last visited: 8/15/2013 |
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|  Carreg Cennen Castle - Ruin - Trapp, Wales. Great Britain
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Carreg Cennen - One of the most spectacularly sited Welsh castles. The Castle ruin, high on a limestone crag near the small village of Trapp. Located north of Swansea, four miles South of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/20/2013 last visited: 2/8/2013 |
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|  Castell Dinefwr Castle - Ruin - Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Castell Dinefwr Castle - Can well be said to be the best truly Welsh castle remaining to this day - as distinct form such as Caernarfon or Conway, built by the English for the suppression of Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2013 last visited: 8/15/2013 |
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|  Castell Llansteffan - Ruin - Carmarthenshire - Wales.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Castell Llansteffan Castle - Stands on a headland with stunning views overlooking the sand-flats of the mouth of the river Tywi. The castle changed hands several times over the centuries, due to battles between the Normans and the Welsh. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2013 last visited: 1/8/2013 |
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|  Carmarthen Castle - Ruin - Pembrokshire, Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Carmarthen castle front gate and wall is almost all that is left of this once great Castle. You can see on Google Earth how the Castle remains are squeezed between the Council office, and the houses and shops. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/11/2013 last visited: 8/30/2013 |
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|  Laugharne Castle - Ruin - Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Hear the name Laugharne, you Think Dylan Thomas, but also think Castle too. The magnificent medieval castle, is located at Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/16/2013 last visited: 8/28/2013 |
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|  Ogmore Castle - Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Ogmore Castle guards a major fording place into southern Wales, and sits on flat land rather than atop a ridge-crest where nature would have provided extra defense. There are very deep remains of a moat, that used to be filled by the incoming tide. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/13/2013 last visited: 11/11/2013 |
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|  Newcastle Castle - Ruin - Bridgend, Wales, Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins This medieval Norman castle of known as 'Newcastle Castle' built in the Located in Bridgend is strategically placed on a high bluff above the Ogmore valley to guard the river crossing below. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/13/2013 last visited: 11/11/2013 |
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|  Coity Castle - Ruin - Bridgend, Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Now greatly ruined, Coity Castle retains several distinctly Norman features. Well-preserved portions include the eastern face, parts of the battlements, and the wall-walk which connected the three-storied keep with the curtain wall. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/13/2013 last visited: 2/2/2013 |
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|  Ewenny Priory Church - Remnants - Wales, Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Ewenny Priory Church of St Michael and All Angels - One of the most complete Norman fortified Churches in Wales. A monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century. Ewenny Priory, in located in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 9/26/2013 last visited: 9/27/2013 |
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|  Narberth Castle - Ruin - Pembrokeshire, Wales. Great Britain.
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Castell Narberth Castle - Small but imposing medieval castle, built on a Mound to the South of Narberth, Pembrokshire, South Wales. posted by: veritas vita location: South Wales, United Kingdom date approved: 8/15/2013 last visited: 8/19/2012 |
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