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Inside Weobley Castle, looking towards the porch, across the courtyard, from the chapel block View of the Llanrhidian saltmarshes from the Castle. Weobley Castle (pronounced "weblee "; Welsh: Castell Weble) is a 14th-century fortified manor house on the Gower Peninsula, Wales, in the care of Cadw.
Weobley Castle was a ringwork and bailey castle in the English county of Herefordshire (grid reference 1] The castle belonged to the De Lacy family who also owned the castles of Ludlow and Ewyas Harold. [2] Walter de Lacy, as Lord of Meath, was one of the most powerful magnates in Ireland.
Earthworks of Weobley Castle. To the south of the High Street is the site of a mediaeval castle, but this has no civic presence. It abuts the Garnstone deer-park, and is described as a ring and bailey. [12] The track leading to it from the High Street is flanked by an avenue of oaks planted in 1837 to mark the accession of Queen Victoria. [13]
The counties considered to be the Welsh Marches (in red) Site of Weobley Castle. Walter de Lacy, the son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Lassy, was granted the lordship of Weobley in Herefordshire after the Conquest. [8] He is already attested in the Welsh Marches by 1069. [14]
Weobley Castle may refer to: Weobley Castle, Herefordshire; Weobley Castle, Gower; See also. Weoley Castle This page was last edited on 30 ...
There are six castles on the Gower Peninsula: Landimore Castle—also known as Bovehill Castle—Oystermouth Castle, Oxwich Castle, Pennard Castle, Penrice Castle, Weobley Castle and numerous cairns and standing stones.
John De la Bere (or Delabere) was a 15th-century Bishop of St David's in Wales. [1] He was also the King's Almoner under Henry VI. [2]De la Bere's parentage is not known for sure, but it is most likely that he was of the family of De la Bere from Stretford Manor in Herefordshire and Weobley Castle in Glamorgan.
Penrice Park contains an 18th-century country-house and the remains of a Norman castle – both known as Penrice Castle. Pitton is a sheltered settlement in south-west Gower, near Rhossili, centred on Great Pitton Farm, one of the oldest farms in Gower. It is in the Gower ward. In the 18th century some villagers were involved in smuggling.