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Weobley Castle is a medieval fortified settlement located in Gower, Glamorgan, Wales, dating primarily to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The site comprises the remains of a stone-built castle with associated defensive works, representing an important example of Anglo-Norman military architecture in South Wales during the period of English consolidation in the region. The castle was constructed to command the local landscape and served strategic purposes within the broader context of Norman settlement and control of Gower. Its remains, now designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw, reflect the defensive priorities and stone construction techniques characteristic of high medieval Welsh border fortifications.
Weobley Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM010. View the official record →
Weobley Castle is a medieval fortified settlement located in Gower, Glamorgan, Wales, dating primarily to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM010.
Weobley 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.
Weobley 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 GM010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Limestone Quarry and Kiln at Oxwich (6.6 km), Tower NE of Oxwich Castle (6.7 km), Castell Oxwich (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Weobley 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.
Weobley Castle stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.