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Llandovery Castle is a medieval fortification situated in the market town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The castle was established in the late twelfth century as a Norman stronghold, with its distinctive circular keep representing a characteristic example of late Norman defensive architecture. The site occupies a prominent position overlooking the River Towy and originally commanded an important route through the Towy valley. The surviving remains comprise the stone keep, which still stands to a considerable height, along with fragmentary traces of surrounding fortifications, reflecting both its initial Norman construction and subsequent modifications during the medieval period.
Llandovery Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM015. View the official record →
Llandovery Castle is a medieval fortification situated in the market town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM015.
Llandovery Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llandovery Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM015.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Myddfai, ring cairns on W end of (6 km), Mynydd Myddfai round cairn (6.3 km), Cae Sara Lead Mine (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llandovery Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Llandovery Castle stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.