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Oystermouth Castle
Oystermouth, Swansea, Wales
Oystermouth Castle
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerCity and County of Swansea council
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuin
Site history
Built12th century
In use1106 to about 1650
MaterialsStone
Listed Building – Grade I

Oystermouth Castle (Welsh: Castell Ystum Llwynarth) is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of Mumbles.

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