List Of Castles Of Wales

Bridgend

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Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Candleston Castle	14th century	Ruined	Merthyr Mawr
Coity Castle	12th-14th century	Ruined	Glamorgan
Kenfig Castle	12th century	Fragmentary remains	Bridgend County Borough
Llangynwyd Castle	12th century	Fragmentary remains	Llangynwyd
Newcastle	12th century	Ruined	Glamorgan

Caerphilly

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Caerphilly Castle	13th-14th century	Ruined.partial restoration	Caerphilly
Ruperra Castle	17th century	Ruined	Lower Machen
Morgraig Castle	13th century	Fragmentary remains	Caerphilly

Cardiff

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Cardiff Castle	11th century		Castle Quarte
Castell Coch	19th century	Intact	Tongwynlais
St Fagans Castle	13th century	Ruins	St Fagans

Carmarthenshire

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Carreg Cennen Castle	13th century	Ruined	Carmarthenshire
Carmarthen Castle	11th century	Ruins	Carmarthen	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmarthen_Castle
Dinefwr Castle	11th century	Restored	Dynevor
Dryslwyn Castle	13th century	Remains	Welsh
Kidwelly Castle	12th century	Ruined	Carmarthenshire
Laugharne Castle	13th century	Ruins	Laugharne
Llandovery Castle	11th century	Ruins	Llanuwchllyn
Llansteffan Castle	12th century	Earthwork	Llansteffan
Castell Moel	16th century	Remains	Greencastle
Newcastle Emlyn Castle	13th-15th century	Ruined	Carmarthenshire

Ceredigion

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Aberdyfi Castle	12th century	Remains	Glandyfi	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdyfi_Castle
Aberystwyth	13th century	Ruin	Aberystwyth Wales
Caerwedros Castle	12th century		Ceredigion
Cardigan Castle	13th century	Restored	Cardigan
Castell Cadwgan	12th century	Remain	Aberayron	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberaeron#Castell_Cadwgan
Dinerth Castle	12th century	Rebuilt	Aberarth	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinerth_Castle
Gwallter Castle	12th century	Remains	Llandre
Lampeter Castle	12th century		Lampeter	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampeter_Castle
Llanrhystud Castle	11th century	Remains	Ceredigion	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaer_Penrh%C3%B4s
Ystrad Meurig Castle	12th Century		Ceredigion
Ystrad Peithyll Castle	12th Century	Remains	Stradpeithyll	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ystrad_Peithyll

Conwy

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Conwy Castle	13th century	Ruined	Conwy
Deganwy Castle	13th century	Earthworks remain	Conwy	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deganwy_Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle	13th century	Partially ruinous	Dolwyddelan
Gwrych Castle	19th century	Rebuilding	Abergele
Gwydir Castle	16th century	Rebuilt	Conwy

Denbighshire

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Bodelwyddan Castle	19th century (Originally 15th)	Historic house museum	Bodelwyddan
Denbigh Castle	13th-14th century	Ruin	Denbigh
Dinas Brân	12th century	Ruins	Llangollen
Dyserth Castle	13th century	Ruin	Dyserth	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyserth_Castle (web archive link, Wikipedia removed the original page for some unknown reason)
Rhuddlan Castle	13th century	Ruin	Rhuddlan
Ruthin Castle	13th century	Occupies	Ruthin
Twthill, Rhuddlan	11th century	Earthworks remain	Rhuddlan	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twthill,_Rhuddlan
Prestatyn Castle	12th century	Destroyed	Henry II of England	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestatyn_Castle

Flintshire

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Caergwrle Castle	13th century	Ruins remaining	Caergwrle
Ewloe Castle	12th century	Ruins	Ewloe
Flint Castle	13th century	Ruin	Flint
Hawarden Castle	13th century	Ruin	Hawarden
New Hawarden Castle	18th century	Remodelled	Hawarden
Mold Castle	12th century	Earthwork	Mold	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold_Castle

Gwynedd

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Bryn Bras Castle	19th century	Apartments	Caernarfon
Caernarfon Castle	13th century		Caernarfon
Carndochan Castle	13th century	Ruins	Llanuwchllyn
Castell y Bere	13th century	Ruined	Llanfihangel-y-pennant
Criccieth Castle	13th century	Ruinous	Criccieth
Dinas Emrys	12th century	Remains	Gwynedd	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinas_Emrys
Dolbadarn Castle	13th century	Ruined	Gwynedd
Harlech Castle	13th century	Ruined	Harlech
Penrhyn Castle	19th century		Llandegai

Isle of Anglesey

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Castell Aberlleiniog	12th century	Ruined	Anglesey
Beaumaris Castle	13th century	Ruined	Beaumaris

Merthyr Tydfil

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Morlais Castle	13th century	Ruined	Merthyr Tydfil	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morlais_Castle
Cyfarthfa Castle	19th century	Museum	Cyfarthfa

Monmouthshire

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Abergavenny Castle	11th-13th century	Ruins	Abergavenny
Betws Newydd	11th century	Ruins	Monmouthshire
Caldicot Castle	12th-15th century	Remained	Caldicot
Castell Arnold	12th century	Earthworks	Monmouthshire	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_Arnallt
Chepstow Castle	11th-14th century	Intact	Chepstow
Dingestow Castle	11th-12th century	Rebuilt	Dingestow
Grosmont Castle	12th-14th century	Ruins	Grosmont
Llanfair Kilgeddin Castle	11th century	Remains	Monmouthshire
Llangibby Castle	13th century	Remains	Llangybi
Llantrisant, Monmouthshire Castell Troggy	13th century		Llantrisant
Llanvair Discoed Castle	12th-13th century	Earthworks	Monmouthshire
Monmouth Castle	11th-13th century	Ruin	Monmouth
Newcastle	11th century	Remains	Monmouthshire
Penrhos Castle	11th century		Llantilio Crossenny
Pen y Clawdd Castle	11th century	Remodelled	Llanvihangel Crucorney	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_y_Clawdd_Castle
Raglan Castle	15th century	Ruined	Monmouthshire
Skenfrith Castle	12th-13th century	Ruined	Skenfrith
Trellech Castle	12th century	Remains	Trellech
Usk Castle	12th-14th century	Restored	Usk
White Castle	11th-13th century	Ruins	Monmouthshire

Neath Port Talbot

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Neath Castle	12th century	Abandoned	Neath

Newport

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Caerleon Castle	11th-13th century	Remains	Caerleon
Newport Castle	13th century	Ruins	Newport
Pencoed Castle	13th century	Ruins	Llanmartin	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencoed_Castle
Penhow Castle	12th century	Restoration	Penhow

Pembrokeshire

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Benton Castle
Carew Castle	11th-16th century	Partially restored	Carew
Cilgerran Castle	13th century	Ruined	Cilgerran
Haverfordwest Castle	12th century	Partially restored	Haverfordwest
Llawhaden Castle	12th-14th century	Ruins	Pembrokeshire
Manorbier Castle	12th-14th century	Partially restored	Manorbier
Narberth Castle	13th century	Ruins	Narberth
Pembroke Castle	12th-13th century	Partially restored	Pembroke
Picton Castle	12th century	Remained	Haverfordwest
Roch Castle	12th century	Remained	Roch
Tenby Castle	13th century	Remaining	Tenby
Upton Castle	13th century	Remaining	Cosheston
Wiston Castle	12th century	Abandoned	Pembrokeshire
Wolf's Castle			Pembrokeshire

Powys

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Aberedw Castle	11th-13th century	Ruined	Powys
Aberllynfi Castle			Glasbury
Barland Castle		Remain	Old Radnor	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barland_Castle
Beguildy Castle			Beguildy
Blaenllyfni Castle	13th century	Ruins	Bwlch	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaenllynfi_Castle
Bleddfa Castle	1195	Abandoned	Llangunllo	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleddfa_Castle
Builth Castle	1277	Remains	Powys	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Builth_Castle
Buddugre Castle	12th century		Llanddewi Ystradenny	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddugre_Castle
Burfa Castle			Old Radnor	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burfa_Castle
Brecon Castle	11th century	Renovated	Brecon	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brecon_Castle
Bronllys Castle	12th century		Bronllys	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burfa_Castle
Castell Crugerydd			New Radnor	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crug_Eryr_Castle
Castell Dinas	1070-1075	Destroyed	Rhiangoll	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_Dinas
Castell Du		Abandoned	Brecon	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castell_Du
Castle Kinsey			Clyro
Castle Nimble		Remains	Old Radnor	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Nimble
Cefnllys Castle	1242	Ruined	Radnorshire	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cefnllys
Clyro Castle		Rebuilt	Clyro
Colwyn Castle		Rebuilt	Llanfihangel Nant Melan	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colwyn_Castle
Crickhowell Castle	12th century	Remains	Crickhowell	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crickhowell_Castle
Crug Eryr Castle			Llansantffraed	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crug_Eryr_Castle
Cymaron Castle
Dinieithon Castle
Dolforwyn Castle	13th century	Ruined	Abermule
Evenjobb Castle
Glan Edw Castle
Glasbury Castle			Glasbury-on-Wye
Hay Castle	11th-12th century	Rebuil	Hay-on-Wye
Hen Domen	1070		Hen Domen
Knighton Castles			Knighton
Knucklas Castle			Knucklas
Llanafan Fawr Castle			Llanafan Fawr
Maesllwch Castle	19th century		Glasbury
Mathrafal		Remains	Welshpool
Montgomery Castle	13th century	Rebuilding	Montgomery
New Radnor Castle			New Radnor
Painscastle			Powys
Powis Castle	12th-19th century	Restoration	Welshpool
Penarth Castle
Rhayader Castle		Destroyed	Rhayader
Tinboeth Castle	1282	Remains	Llanbister	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinboeth_Castle
Tomen Castle
Tretower Castle	12th century	Ruined	Tretower
Womaston Castle

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Llantrisant Castle	13th century		Llantrisant

Swansea

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Loughor Castle	12th century	Earthwork	Loughor
Oxwich Castle	16th century		Gower Peninsula
Oystermouth Castle	12th-13th century	Ruin	Oystermouth
Pennard Castle	12th century	Ruined	Gower Peninsula
Penrice Castle	13th century	Remains	Penrice
Swansea Castle	12th century	Ruins	Swansea
Weobley Castle	13th century	Remaining	Gower Peninsula

Vale of Glamorgan

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Barry Castle	13th-14th century	Ruinous	Barry
Fonmon Castle	14th century		Fonmon
Hensol Castle	18th century		Pendoylan
Ogmore Castle	12th century	Remains	Ogmore	* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogmore_Castle
Old Beaupre Castle	16th century		Cowbridge
Penmark Castle	12th century		Penmark	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penmark#Penmark_Castle
St Donat's Castle	12th century	Rebuilt	Vale of Glamorgan
St Quintins Castle	14th century	Remained	Llanblethian

Wrexham

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Chirk Castle	13th century		Chirk
Holt Castle	13th century	Ruin	Holt

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