Castle Carreg is probably the most spectacularly sited of all Welsh castles, crowning a precipitous limestone crag about 100 meters above the river Cennen in the Brecon Beacons National Park, one side sits on the edge of a sheer 300 foot drop. It is one of the principle landmarks in the west of the national park.

The castle goes back to at least the 13th century with archaeological evidence that the Romans and prehistoric peoples occupied the craggy hilltop centuries earlier (a cache of Roman coins and four prehistoric skeletons have been unearthed at the site). Although the Welsh Princes of Deheubarth built the first castle at Carreg Cennen, what remains today dates to King Edward I’s momentous period of castle-building in Wales.

Carreg Cennen Castle (SN 668193) is located 4 miles southeast of Llandeilo, near Trapp on a minor road just off the A483 in the Black Mountain.

For more information on visiting Castle Carreg, and to confirm prices and opening times there is more information here.

Adult - £3.60, Concession - £3.25, Family - £10.50
Entry is free for Welsh residents aged 60 and over or 16 and under who have a valid pass. To find out how to get one go to the free entry scheme page.

Opening Times: 
01.04.08 - 31.10.08: 9.30 - 18.30 daily

01.11.08 - 31.03.09: 9.30 - 16.00 daily