Wales · Partial ruin
Swansea Castle
Swansea Castle is the ruined medieval castle in the centre of Swansea, Wales, originally founded in the early 12th century and rebuilt in stone in the later medieval period. Only two blocks of the rectangular outer bailey survive today, with visible arcaded wall-heads and a tall round tower on the southeast corner. The site is now an open paved courtyard and scheduled monument in the city centre.
First raised
1107
Its prime
1300
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1300
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact, sub-rectangular stone castle with a high curtain wall forming an L-shape to the southeast, built of rough grey-brown local masonry. The south face is capped by a continuous arcaded parapet walk along the wall-head; the southeast corner terminates in a tall cylindrical garderobe tower. Multiple domestic blocks and rectangular openings puncture the curtain; small slit windows and vaulted basement openings sit low in the wall. The castle occupies a slight raised platform facing a paved urban square.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1300.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Swansea Castle — including 3 interiors: inner courtyard and residential ranges (interior), tunnel-vaulted basement room (interior), inner tower chamber (interior). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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