Swansea Castle

Swansea Castle is located in the city centre of Swansea, Wales, UK. It was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1107 as the caput of the lordship of Gower. The castle is now ruined and only two blocks remain, though the site has been improved in the 2010s for use as a public space.

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1107 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
castle, château, United Kingdom, 

• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• listed building page^@
• Coflein page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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Location: 51.6204, -3.9411, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Dryslwyn Castle ⓘ
  castle in Carmarthenshire, Wales  

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  Loughor Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Loughor, Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Neath Castle ⓘ
  castle in Neath, Wales, UK  

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  Oystermouth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Weobley Castle ⓘ
  castle in Swansea, Wales, UK  

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  Coity Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Kidwelly Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Kidwelly. Castle in Wales  

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  Newcastle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Bridgend, Wales, UK  

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  Ogmore Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Swansea Castle ⓘ
  castle in Swansea, Wales

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  Pennard Castle ⓘ
  castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales

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  Amman Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the UK

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  Bwlch Farm Museum ⓘ
  museum in Llanelli, Wales, UK

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  Cefn Coed Colliery Museum ⓘ
  museum at former copper mine

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  Dinefwr Castle Museum ⓘ
  

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  Egypt Centre - Swansea University ⓘ
  museum in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Gower Heritage Centre ⓘ
  heritage centre in South Wales

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  Kidwelly Industrial Museum ⓘ
  industry museum in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Porthcawl Museum ⓘ
  museum in Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom

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  South Wales Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bridgend

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  Swansea Bus Museum ⓘ
  transport heritage museum in Swansea

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  Swansea Museum ⓘ
  museum in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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  The Tramshed ⓘ
  museum in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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  Welsh Museum of Fire ⓘ
  museum in Skewen, Wales, UK

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  Margam Stones Museum ⓘ
  museum in former schoolhouse

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  Glynn Vivian Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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  South Wales Miners' Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Port Talbot, South Wales

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  Plantasia ⓘ
  British public hothouse

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  1940s Swansea Bay Museum ⓘ
  UK museum in Swansea, Wales

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  National Waterfront Museum ⓘ
  Museum of industrial and maritime history in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

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1200 Pennard Castle

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1892 Margam Stones Museum

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1909 Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

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1976 South Wales Miners' Museum

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1990 Plantasia

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2005 1940s Swansea Bay Museum

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2005 National Waterfront Museum

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Swansea Castle

The east view of Swansea castle, in the county of Glamorgan

Swansea castle and harbour

Swansea ferry

Swansea Castle

Swansea castle, Glamorganshire (1131546)

Swansea castle (1128961)

Swansea castle, Glamorganshire (1132469)

Swansea Castle

Swansea (1129308)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Dryslwyn Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Loughor Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Neath Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Oystermouth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Weobley Castle	castle, archaeological site, fortified manor house, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Coity Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Kidwelly Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Newcastle Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Ogmore Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1107	Swansea Castle	castle, Château	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Pennard Castle	castle, archaeological site, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Amman Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Bwlch Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cefn Coed Colliery Museum	mining museum, copper mine, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dinefwr Castle Museum	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Egypt Centre - Swansea University	museum, organization, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Gower Heritage Centre	organization, heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum		Kidwelly Industrial Museum	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Porthcawl Museum	museum, organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Wales Police Museum	organization, police museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Swansea Bus Museum	transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Swansea Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Tramshed	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Welsh Museum of Fire	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1892	Margam Stones Museum	local authority museum, museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1909	Glynn Vivian Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	South Wales Miners' Museum	charitable organization, mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Plantasia	zoo, greenhouse	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	1940s Swansea Bay Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	National Waterfront Museum	museum, maritime museum, national museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Swansea Castle		Commons
commons	image		The east view of Swansea castle, in the county of Glamorgan		Commons
commons	image		Swansea castle and harbour		Commons
commons	image		Swansea ferry		Commons
commons	image		Swansea Castle		Commons
commons	image		Swansea castle, Glamorganshire (1131546)		Commons
commons	image		Swansea castle (1128961)		Commons
commons	image		Swansea castle, Glamorganshire (1132469)		Commons
commons	image		Swansea Castle		Commons
commons	image		Swansea (1129308)		Commons