Carreg Cennen Castle

Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen

Carreg Cennen Castle

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Carreg Cennen Castle

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Location: Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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August 4, 2018

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The Castle farm has a great tea room with home cooking. The also have rare long horn cattle which are around the base of the castle

Dan Hobson

October 30, 2018

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The first castle on this site was probably the work of the Lord Rhys in the late 12th century, but it is more than likely John Giffard, handed the fortress by Edward I in 1283, that we should thank for the castle we see today. The end came in 1462 during the War of the Roses when the castle was vandalized by 500 Yorkist men brandishing not swords but picks and crowbars. It had been a Lancastrian hideout.

To find out more about opening times and prices, visit: cadw.gov.wales/daysout/Carreg-cennen-castle/?lang=en

FARID L

January 28, 2024

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Carreg Cennen Castle is erected sometime after 1284 by Baron John Giffard and his son on the site of an earlier Welsh fortification.
In 1462, Carreg Cennen flies the Lancastrian flag. Taken on behalf of the Yorkist king Edward IV, it is slighted by pick and crowbar, ending its life as a stronghold.
Carreg Cennen castle is spectacularly located on a great limestone crag about 90m above the river Cennen, offering views miles around.

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Carreg Cennen Castle loop — The Beacons Way

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Embark on the Carreg Cennen Castle loop, part of The Beacons Way, an easy hike covering 3.9 miles (6.2 km) with an elevation gain of 592 feet (180 metres), typically…

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