Penlle'r Castell
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Penlle'r Castell is an historic ruin on the summit of Mynydd y Betws
in the far north of the City and County of Swansea
. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords.
Penlle'r castell is located 1213 feet above sea level. The meaning of the name in English
is "summit of the place of the castle".
Mynydd y Betws
Mynydd y Betws is a mountain located on the border between Swansea and Carmarthenshire, south Wales.It is the highest mountain in Swansea, and the highest land between the River Loughor and the Upper Clydach River. A small road between Ammanford and Clydach passes very close to the summit, on which...
in the far north of the City and County of Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
. The Penlle'r Castell site was probably a late 13th-century stronghold garrisoned by one of the Marcher Lords.
Penlle'r castell is located 1213 feet above sea level. The meaning of the name in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is "summit of the place of the castle".