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Penrice Castle (Castell Penrhys):
Penrice Castle is the 13th century successor to a strong ringwork to the southeast, known as the Mountybank. It was built by the de Penrice family who were originally given land at Penrice for their part in the Norman conquest of Gower. The last de Penrice married a Mansel in 1410 and so the castle and its lands passed to the Mansel family.
Penrice Castle is on private land, but a public footpath allows viewing of portions of the curtain and towers.
The castle ruins are Grade 2* listed as is the dovecote and various parts of the site (gates, railings, piers) are listed grade 2.
Ruins: Cadw Building ID: 11543
Probably much of the stonework remaining is C13; a window with seats in the north-west gatehouse overlooking the ward suggests the C13 and the gatehouse also has pointed arches. The castle was abandoned in favour of Oxwich Castle in the late mediaeval period and fell into ruin. It was slighted by Cromwell. When engraved by Buck in c1735 the surviving curtain wall still has its crenellations. The ruins were probably reduced for picturesque effect in the late C18.
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2011 image of castle by Alan Richards, copyright Alan Richards, licenced under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike licence, source http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2440793 '