| Day 4 of our trip to Wales found us touring south Carmarthenshire and the Gower Peninsula. | ||
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| The gate house to Laugharne Castle. (179kb) | The vorpal bunny checking out the sign to
Laugharne Castle. (108kb)
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Information about a spindle whorl that was found at the castle. (124kb) |
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| A bone gaming piece excavated at the castle. (193kb) | A whetsone that was found at the castle. (119kb) | A view of the side walls of the main part of
the castle. (222kb)
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| A view looking left inside the castle walls. (207kb) | A view looking right inside the castle
walls. (227kb)
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A view of the inner castle from the tower. (248kb) |
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| Another view from the tower of the inside walls. (272kb) | The main entrance to the keep. (194kb)
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Tarythe and the vorpal bunny outside the main entrance. (197kb) |
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| Laugharne Castle from the outer castle walls (162kb)
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| From Laugharne, we drove to to Llansteffan, which sits on a hill overlooking the ??? river. |
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| An information board (down in the parking lot) about Llansteffan castle. (212kb) | Some more detailed information about the
castle. (200kb)
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A view of the castle walls as you hike up the hill. (182kb) |
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| The (moved) entrance gate to Llansteffan. (396kb) | A view across the inner ward, looking left.
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A view across the inner ward, looking right. . (188kb) |
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| The second floor hall above the entrance. (266kb) | Some neat corbels that supported the mantle
of a two story fireplace. (274kb)
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An information board on the gatehouse. (194kb) |
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| A view of the inner ward, from the top of
the gatehouse, showing the river in the background. (237kb)
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Another view across the inner ward. (113kb) | The vorpal bunny checking out Llansteffan. (205kb) |
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| A view of the second floor hall from the top
of the gatehouse tower. (212kb)
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A view across the inner ward, looking right at the upper ward. (150kb) | An information panel on the upper ward. (198kb) |
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| A view of the upper ward, looking from the far side. (188kb) | Looking across the inner ward from the
seawall. (155kb)
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Llansteffan Castle from down the hill. (127kb) |
| From Llansteffan, we went to see one of the coolest castles in Wales, Kidwelly Castle. |
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| An info panel on Kidwelly. (222kb) | The vorpal bunny checking out Kidwelly
Castle. (223kb)
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The entrance to Kidwelly. (216kb) |
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| Debbie and Tarythe at the gate house entrance to Kidwelly. (307kb) | A model of Kidwelly. (227kb)
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The same model, using a flash. (226kb) |
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| Information on the Great Gate (both defences and accomodatoin) and the hall. (35kb) | Information on the chapel tower and the
kitchens. (41kb)
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Information on the Mural Towers and the concentric defences of Kidwelly Castle. (42kb) |
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| A display panel on the Normans and Kidwelly Castle. (122kb) | A display panel on the 12th century at
Kidwelly Castle. (264kb)
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A display panel on the 13th century at
Kidwelly Castle. (120kb)
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| A display panel on the De Chaworths, primary lords of Kidwelly in the 13th century. (276kb) | A display panel on the lordship of Kidwelly
during the 14th through 17th centuries. (252kb)
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More information on the 13the century. (244kb) |
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| A display panel on the 14th century at Kidwelly castle. (285kb) | A display panel of the siege by Owain Glyndŵr. (267kb)
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A display panel on the 15th century at Kidwelly. (273kb) |
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| Information on the windlass, used to raise and lower the drawbridge. (187kb) | Information on the constable's hall. (194kb)
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One of the towers in the inner ring of defences. (325kb) |
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| Looking at the entrance in the inner defences. (179kb) | Information on the town. (228kb)
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A view of the outer walls. (186kb) |
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| Looking along the inner walls. (208kb) | Looking across the inner courtyard. (188kb)
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The chapel tower. (375kb) |
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| An information panel on the chapel. (204kb) | Inside the chapel looking east. (277kb)
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The south wall of the chapel. (256kb) |
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| The north wall of the chapel. (256kb) | A view of the oven. (240kb)
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The kitchens. (185kb) |
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| Looking along the outer wall on the side toward the town. (149kb) | A view from outside the walls. (160kb)
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Another view. (171kb) |
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| One of the entrances to the town, looking
out. (210kb)
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| From Kidwelly, we dashed out to the Gower Peninsula to see Weobley Castle before it closed. |
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| The vorpal bunny checking out Weobly Castle. (160kb) | A better view of the entrance. (211kb)
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The entrance to the great hall. (248kb) |
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| Tarythe and Deb in the doorway to the kitchens. (485kb) | The outside wall of the guard rooms. (333kb)
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One of the neat window frames. (181kb) |
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| Looking out on the swamps on the Loughour
estuary. (153kb)
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A map of the Gower peninsula. (216kb)
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An information panel on the history of Weobley. (383kb) |
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| More information on the Gower peninsula. (362kb)
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Information on Swansea Castle. (359kb) | Information on Oxwich Castle. (288kb) |
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| More information on Oxwich Castle. (283kb) | Information on Weobley Castle.(292kb)
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More detail on Weobley. (318kb) |
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| An artist's impression of Weobley Castle in 1500. (240kb) | Information on life in Weobley Castle. (306kb)
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Information on the 15th and 16th centuries at Weobley. (285kb) |
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| Information on Loughor Castle. (306kb) | The neat display panels on stuff in the
general area. (232kb)
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The detailed information panels on Weobley. (285kb) |
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| The display panel on Loughor. (190kb) | The artist's impression panel. (359kb)
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Debbie and Tarythe getting ready to leave the castle. (201kb) |
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| The exterior of Weobly. (152kb) | The side walls of Weobly Castle. (291kb)
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| On the way home, we stopped to see the ruins of Loughour Castle. |
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| A straight on viewclose up. (192kb) | An angled view of the Loughor remains. (112kb)
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