Carreg Cennen castle is in Carmarthenshire in Wales. It sits on a limestone precipice overlooking river Cennen and is almost 100 metres above the river. It is a native Welsh castle probably constructed by Lord Rhys. In the late 12th C. During the conquest of Wales by Edward I, the English got control of the castle and whatever remains now heralds from the later English work.
During the Wars of the Roses the castle surrendered to the Yorkists and was partially demolished by them to prevent any further threat.
The steep limestone cliffs that it is situated on makes for a very dramatic look and attractive for my photographic eye. Also on the other side it is a steep climb to get up to the castle. There is a geological fault zone stretching from Pembrokeshire to Shropshire in England. It is called the Carreg Cennen Disturbance after the place where it is most impressively revealed, at Carreg Cennen.
