Pennard Castle
id:
pennard-castle-164-6776455
title:
Pennard Castle
text:
Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales. The walls were rebuilt in stone by the Braose family at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, including a stone gatehouse. Soon afterwards, however, encroaching sand dunes caused the site to be abandoned and it fell into ruin. Restoration work was carried out during the course o
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennard_Castle
date created:
2009-10-05T18:56:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T22:12:32Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q4185855","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4185855"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Castell_Pennard_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1307870.jpg","width":640,"height":480}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16