Pennard Castle
Pennard Castle is a castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. Its location is 400 m west of Southgate. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.
Castle near Southgate
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#662 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Southgate
Pennard Castle is 400 m west of Southgate. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Southgate has 2 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Southgate
Highs of 19–21°C mark June to September in Southgate.
Pennard Castle
It is written up in 11 Wikipedias. A short trip away is Castell Oxwich, 5.1 km off, the first of 35 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 11 languages
- Town
- 400 m west of Southgate
The way to Pennard Castle
The places near Pennard Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
The 8 towns are led in size by Swansea, with 170,090 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Southgate
Bishopston
Swansea
Upper Killay
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Pennard Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate | 400 m east of it | 1,938 | 6 |
| Bishopston | 2.8 km east of it | 3,533 | 11 |
| Swansea | 4.9 km northeast of it | 170,090 | 33 |
| Upper Killay | 5.9 km northeast of it | 937 | 9 |
| Three Crosses | 6.2 km north of it | 1,476 | 3 |
| Reynoldston | 6.6 km west of it | 412 | 5 |
| Crofty | 6.8 km north of it | 959 | 2 |
| Dunvant | 7.1 km northeast of it | 1,732 | 9 |
Next door to Pennard Castle
Within 15 km you can add 6 castles, a cathedral and a garden.
Castle · CadwCastell Oxwich5.1 km away2
CastlePenrice Castle4.7 km away3
CastleOystermouth Castle6.9 km away4
Castle · CadwLoughor Castle9.7 km away5
Castle · CadwSwansea Castle12 km away6
CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral13 km away7
Castle · CadwWeobley Castle7.8 km away8
GardenClyne Gardens7.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Pennard Castle
Where is Pennard Castle?
Pennard Castle is 400 m west of Southgate, West Glamorgan.
What is Pennard Castle?
Castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales.
When is the best time to visit Pennard Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Southgate, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Pennard Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Pennard Castle?
Within 15 km: Castell Oxwich (5.1 km), Penrice Castle (4.7 km), Oystermouth Castle (6.9 km) and Loughor Castle (9.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Pennard Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Oxwich: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrice Castle: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weobley Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyne Gardens: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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