Laugharne Castle and Taf Estuary
There has probably been a castle here in Laugharne since Norman times, though the upstanding remains seen today can be traced back no further than the work of the de Brian family in the late 13th century. From the de Brians and their descendants, in 1488 the lordship and castle passed to the earls of Northumberland. In 1584, Elizabeth I granted Laugharne to Sir John Parrott, said to have been the illegitimate son of Henry VIII. It is possible that the castle used to overlook a busy harbour but the river has now silted up and even small boats are stranded on the mud at low tide.
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Location: Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Photo credit: © Andy J Hollingbery / Alamy / Afripics
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