Hotels near Llansteffan Castle
Llansteffan is an impressive, dramatically sited stronghold crowning a hilltop overlooking the estuary of the River Tywi. Long before its construction an Iron Age hill fort of the 6th century B.C. occupied the site, its double ditch can still be seen on the west of the castle. The first Norman castle was created between the prehistoric defences: an earth bank surmounted by a timber palisade. This happened in the first years of the 12th century, but the castle was first mentioned in 1146 when it was captured by Lord Rhys and his brothers, princes of Deheubarth. The Norman recaptured Llansteffan after a first failed attempt, Rhys came again in 1189 but was unable to hold on the castle.
In 1189 Llansteffan was in hand of William the Camville that started the transformation of the castle into a powerful stone fortress. The first step was the walling of the early Norman ring work but today only little part of this work survives on the north-west walls of the upper ward, the section facing the outer bailey was demolished. At the time the outer ward was encircled by timber defences.
The castle fell again in Welsh hands when Llywelyn the Great conquered Deheubarth in 1215. William Marshal started the campaign of reconquest in 1223 and, after its victory, Geoffrey de Camville regained Llansteffan and strengthened the upper ward with the addition of the still-prominent square gatehouse [with two storeys above the gate passage] and a round mural tower [only its foundations are today visible].
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Llansteffan Castle Hotels
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Location: Ferryside
Distance: 1.46 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £45.00
Location: Carmarthen Llanelli
Distance: 1.46 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £94.00
Location: Carmarthenshire
Distance: 2.41 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £95.00
Location: Laugharne
Distance: 2.48 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £70.00
Location: Carmarthenshire
Distance: 2.50 miles
Rating: 5*
Prices From: £165.00
Location: Laugharne nr Carmarthen
Distance: 2.59 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £65.00
Location: Laugharne
Distance: 2.88 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £70.00
Location: Carmarthenshire
Distance: 2.89 miles
Rating: NOT CLASSIfIED
Prices From: £175.00
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