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Llansteffan Castle by Marc Sayce

Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The castle was built by the Normans after 1100 as part of their invasion of Wales and granted to the Marmion family before passing to the de Camvilles through marriage. It was captured by Maredudd ap Gruffydd in 1146 against the forces of Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan and his brother William FitzGerald, Lord of Emlyn who were the leading Norman settlers of the region. The castle was retaken by the Normans in 1158. Llywelyn the Great recaptured the castle for the Welsh in 1215 and taken back by the de Camville family sometime after 1223. The castle fell to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd in 1257 but returned to the de Camvilles by the 1260s.
Llansteffan Castle is a tourist attraction, one of the Castles in Llanstephan, United Kingdom. It is located: 570 km from Birmingham, 650 km from Dublin, 890 km from London. Read further
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