One of the most spectacularly sited Welsh castles is Carreg Cennen, located north of Swansea, a few miles south-east of Llandeilo, South Wales. Spell-binding views are experienced from the sharp hilltop upon which the castle sits. Carreg Cennen dominates its surroundings in the mountainous farming terrain which it commands. The hedgerows along the road obscure views of the site, but suddenly the grey stone fortress springs into sight.
The story of Carreg Cennen Castle is long, going back to the 13th century. There is archaeological evidence, however, that the Romans and prehistoric peoples occupied the craggy hilltop centuries earlier (Roman coins and prehistoric skeletons have been found). Welsh Princes of Deheubarth built the first castle at Carreg Cennen, what remains today dates to King Edward I's momentous period of castle-building in Wales.

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Newton House, Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo, South Wales.
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Deer in the rolling landscape of beautiful Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo South Wales/

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National Trust, South Wales.

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Newton House is a Grade II* listed country house situated just to the west of the market town of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is owned and maintained , by the National Trust.

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