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Carreg Cennen Castle

Near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire

A clifftop castle with a cave passage, smashed by 500 men with crowbars.

Carreg Cennen sits on top of a sheer limestone cliff. A narrow passage runs down from the castle into a cave beneath it, where legend says a sleeping knight waits.

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When
Wrecked 1462
Where
51.8550, -3.9350
Group
Castles & abbeys

Visiting

Open daily. Bring a torch for the cave.

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