Castles / GB / Wales
Loughor Castle
Castell Casllwchwr
Which definitions does it satisfy?
This dataset does not record whether something “is a castle”. It records a verdict against each named definition, with the reasoning that produced it.
| Definition | Verdict | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Fortified residence | yes | Both halves met — a ringwork castle of the lordship of Gower founded by Henry de Villiers (a lord), with a stone curtain wall built before 1215, an adjoining entrance gateway, and a late-13th-century stone tower whose fireplace and garderobe show it was residential. |
| Enclosure fortification | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| State fortification | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Palatial seat | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Revival and folly | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Popularly a castle | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
Facts
| Tradition | european medieval |
|---|---|
| Location | Llwchwr, Swansea, Wales, GB |
| Built | Medieval |
| Confidence | medium |
| First recorded | 2026-07-21 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-22 |
In the registers
Where this structure appears in official inventories. This is what turns an individual record into evidence about a count.
- Cof Cymru — National Historic Assets of Wales —
GM046· Scheduled Monument — SiteType: Castle · entry
Location
Approximate. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Notes
Assessed 2026-07-22 from Cadw's full scheduled-monument report (sig-20260722-report-gm046). fortified_residence upgraded to assessed: seigneurial ringwork with a residential tower. enclosure_fortification omitted despite the ringwork form because an identified lordly residence places it in fortified_residence. The Roman fort of Leucarum underlies the site but is context, not this structure. All other bands omitted — the report does not speak to popular usage, palatial conversion, revival, or state tenure.
Sources
- Cof Cymru - National Historic Assets of Wales — Cadw, 2026-07-22
Scheduled-monument register entry and full designation report; the source assessed for the band verdict.
Signals
Raw per-source observations behind this record (2):
sig-20260721-cadw-gm046,
sig-20260722-report-gm046
Record file · dataset licensed CC BY 4.0 — see provenance.