Oxwich Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Oxwick

In the community of Penrice.
In the historic county of Glamorgan (Modern authority of Swansea, preserved county of West Glamorgan).

Remains of a sumptuous mock fortified manor-house built by the Mansel family during C16. Possibly site of earlier stronghold, but see also Oxwich Tower (qv) which may be a precussor.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Major remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Not known if listed listed building protected by law*.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS49808629

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 19554

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 00187w

• Web site links
  • http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6&PlaceID=102
    http://www.castlewales.com/oxwich.html
• Books
  • Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p112
    Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing) p114
    Salter, Mike, 1991, The Castles of Gwent, Glamorgan and Gower (Malvern) p65
    Williams, G.,1987, ‘The Herberts, the Mansells and Oxwich Castle’, in Kenyon, John R. and R Avent (eds), Castles in Wales and Marches: essays in honour of D J Cathcart King, (Cardiff: University of Wales Press) p173–83
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p167
    Davis, Paul R., 1983, Castles of Glamorgan (Alun Books) p46
    RCAHMW, 1981, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan Vol4 pt1: The Greater Houses (London: HMSO) No2 p63-76
    Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p370
    Jones, D., 1977, ‘Oxwich Castle’, Archaeological Excavations 1976 (HMSO) p169
    Hague, D.B., 1971, in Pugh, T.B. (ed), Glamorgan County History Vol3 The Middle Ages (Cardiff) p444
    Grenfell, Harold E. and Morris, Bernard, 1970 (Revised 1985) The Castles of Gower (Merthyr Tydfil) p11, 15
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p381-2
• Journal Articles
  • Blockley, K., 1997, 'Oxwich Castle, Gower: excavations by Dilwyn Jones 1974-76' Post Medieval Archaeology Vol31 p121-37
    Lewis, J.M., 1982, ‘A medieval ring-brooch from Oxwich Castle, West Glamorgan’, Antiquaries Journal Vol62 p126–31
    Morris, B. and Smith, P., 1980, ‘Oxwich Castle’, Programme of the 127th Annual Meeting, 1980, CAA p39-40
    Jones, D., 1976, ‘Oxwich Castle’, Archaeology in Wales Vol16 p41
    Jones, D., 1975 ‘Archaeological notes: Oxwich Castle, Gower’ Morgannwg Vol19 p76-8
    Morris, B., 1974, ‘Oxwich Castle’, Gower Vol25 p12-27
    Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
    1920, Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser6] Vol20 p302-4
• Guidebooks
  • Williams, Diane M., 1995 (rev edn), Oxwich Castle (CADW)