Lampeter Castle, Lampeter

#4 among attractions in Lampeter

Forts and castles

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Lampeter Castle, sometimes known as Stephen's Castle, was built during the Norman expansion into Wales at the end of the eleventh century. The motte is in the grounds of Lampeter University but the precise whereabouts of the bailey is unknown. It was captured by Cadell ap Gruffydd in 1146. ()

Coordinates: 52°6'52"N, 4°4'34"W

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Lampeter United Kingdom

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Lampeter Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dolaucothi Gold Mines, St Peter's Church, Lampeter Museum, Church of Saint David.

7.2 miSE
Mine, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Llandovery
184 min walk • The Dolaucothi Gold Mines, also known as the Ogofau Gold Mine, are ancient Roman surface and underground mines located in the valley of the River Cothi, near Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
~1320 ftW
Church
St Peter's Church, Lampeter
7 min walk • St Peter's Church, Lampeter, is the Church in Wales parish church for the University town of Lampeter. It is a Grade II listed building, and has been described as "the best Victorian church in the county ".
~580 ftSW
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Museum
Lampeter Museum, Lampeter
3 min walk • The Lampeter Museum was founded in 2014 by Hanes Llambed, the local history society, at the university campus. The museum covers the cultural and agricultural development of Lampeter as well as the history of the college which was founded in 1822.
6.8 miNE
Church
Church of Saint David
174 min walk • St David's Church is a Grade II* listed medieval church in the Welsh village of Llanddewi Brefi, 3 miles south of Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion.
2.2 miN
Memorial
Derry Ormond Tower
57 min walk • Derry Ormond Tower is a Grade II*-listed folly situated above Betws Bledrws, 3 miles north of Lampeter in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It was built in the early nineteenth century as an unemployment relief project.
6.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Bremia Fort
165 min walk • Bremia is the name of the Roman fort in Llanio, West Wales. It is in Llanddewi Brefi community area, south-west of Tregaron, in Ceredigion. The fort was built by the Romans around AD 75 and was in use to AD 120 in Roman Wales. The fort was situated on Sarn Helen, a Roman road leading north from the fort at Dolaucothi.
6.5 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatr Felinfach
166 min walk • Theatr Felinfach is a small regional theatre located outside the village of Ystrad Aeron in Dyffryn Aeron, about 7 miles from the university town of Lampeter in Ceredigion, Wales.
5.5 miW
Church
St Gwenog's Church
141 min walk • St Gwenog's Church is a Church in Wales church near Llanybydder, Ceredigion, Wales. It is a medieval building dating back to the late fourteenth century and is situated in the hamlet of Llanwenog on a minor road off the A475 near Drefach, Ceredigion. It is a Grade I-listed building.
~750 ftSW
Fountain
Harford Fountain, Lampeter
4 min walk • Harford Fountain, is a 19th-century grade II listed fountain in Harford Square, in Lampeter, Ceredigion.
6.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Luentinum
174 min walk • Luentinum or Loventium was a fort and mining settlement in the Roman province of Britannia. It was associated with the Dolaucothi Gold Mines, and its remains lie beneath the adjoining village of Pumsaint in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.
4.4 miSW
Town
Llanybydder
113 min walk • Llanybydder is a market town and community straddling the River Teifi in Carmarthenshire, West Wales. At the 2011 Census, the population of the community was 1,638, an increase from 1,423 at the 2001 Census.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Lampeter Castle?

Nearby attractions include Lampeter Museum, Lampeter (3 min walk), Harford Fountain, Lampeter (4 min walk), St Peter's Church, Lampeter (7 min walk).