Penrice, The Castle, Tower Lodge 1910
Photo ref: 62593
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The earliest castle was an earthwork and timber fortification at Mounty Brough, built soon after the Normans had taken the Gower. The construction of Penrice took place over about fifty years, beginning in c1250 with a stone round keep, followed by curtain wall, gatehouse, two round towers and five small turrets.

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