The tumble-down remains of Llandovery castle erects on a grassy knoll, overlooking the market square which is the centre of the town. The castle was built about the twelfth century, changing hands a number of times between the Welsh and English, and finally dismantled by Cromwell’s orders.
The tumble-down remains of Llandovery castle erects on a grassy knoll, overlooking the market square which is the centre of the town. The castle was built about the twelfth century, changing hands a number of times between the Welsh and English, and finally dismantled by Cromwell’s orders.
There is a monument to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan stands at the foot of the castle. To assist Owain Glyndwr in his struggle for Welsh independence against King Henry IV, the local landowner refused to betray his people or accept the bribes and privileges dispensed by a tyrant. Manddened with anger and frustration, Henry had Llywelyn hung at the gallows in front of the castle gates, and had him disembowelled and dismembered in the market square.
The town of Llandovery is situate 24 miles north-east of Carmarthen. The town stands on the river Bran, near its junction with the Towy, surrounded by wooded hills.
