Pennard Castle
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Pennard Castle is a ruined medieval fortification on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, known for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking Three Cliffs Bay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pennard Castle canonical | 8 |
| ruins of Pennard Castle | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
ⓘ
ruined castle ⓘ |
| access | footpath ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman military architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Swansea
ⓘ
Grade II* listed castles in Wales ⓘ Ruined castles in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Swansea ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasPanoramicViewOf | Bristol Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain wall
ⓘ
ditch ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner ward ⓘ outer ward ⓘ round towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Gower Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | City and County of Swansea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Glamorgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pennard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo |
Pennard Pill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
golf course ⓘ |
| locatedOn | clifftop ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local authority ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
limestone
ⓘ
rubble stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Parkmill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Three Cliffs Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City and County of Swansea Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
abandonment due to encroaching sand dunes
ⓘ
replacement of timber fortification with stone castle ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
coastal cliff
ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre of local lordship
ⓘ
military defence ⓘ |
| viewpointFor | Three Cliffs Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.