Penrice Castle, Swansea, Wales

This site is NOT open to public.

Brief description of site

Penrice Castle is an almost complete 18th-century landscape designed by William Emes, with a house by Anthony Keck. The area is one of great natural beauty, and also includes the medieval castle and the drained Oxwich marshes.

Penrice is notable for the planting, the lake, and the unusual romantic mock-ruined main entrance and lodge. The kitchen garden is complex and much of the history of its productivity and gardeners is recorded.

Brief history of site

Penrice Castle was built for Thomas Mansel Talbot of Margam and takes its name from the medieval castle on the hill to the north. The architect was Anthony Keck. The house was greatly enlarged in 1812-17, and again in 1893-96.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	159	Grid Ref:	SS 497884
Latitude:	51.57437	Longitude:	-4.170289

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