Wales · Partial ruin
Kidwelly Castle
Kidwelly Castle is a Norman stone castle overlooking the River Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The surviving plan centres on a square inner bailey with four round towers and a semi-circular outer curtain wall on the landward side, with a large gatehouse sited beside the river.
First raised
1106
Its prime
1200
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1200
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact Norman fortress comprising a square inner bailey defended at each corner by round towers, set behind a semi-circular outer curtain wall on the landward side. A massive multi-storey gatehouse stands beside the River Gwendraeth, and a projecting riverside tower guards the waterfront walls. The outer curtain has a stone stair built against it rising from the ward; the whole complex is stone-built and occupies a riverside edge above the town.
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9 places to explore in 1200.
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