Loughor Castle, a medieval castle in Wales, was built by Henry de Beaumont around 1106. Overlooking the River Loughor, it controlled a strategic road and ford. The castle was attacked and burnt during the Welsh uprising of 1151 and again in 1251. Despite repairs by John de Braose in 1220, the castle was taken by Llywelyn the Great in 1215. By the 19th century, the castle had fallen into ruins and was overgrown with ivy.
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The Severn-Cotswold tomb built 1,500 years before Stonehenge 8.6 km 
Castell Oxwich: A Tudor Manor House on the Gower Peninsula 13 km 
Kidwelly: A Haunted Castle in Wales 18 km 
Turning Llansteffan Castle into a Wedding Venue 24 km 
Carmarthen Castle: A relic of Wales's violent history 27 km 
The 1171 Peace Treaty at Laugharne Castle 29 km 
Newcastle Castle: a Norman fortress in Bridgend 38 km 
The place where Hywel Dda drew up his laws around 940 41 km 
Craig Gwrtheyrn: An Iron Age hillfort on the River Teifi 44 km 
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