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  Neath
Abbey - With its beginnings in the Norman period
the Abbey stood as a place of worship for the Cistercian
monks, one which grew to become a very wealthy and large
monastery.
 After
the dissolution the abbey continued to be used although
not in a clerical manner. At this time the South East
cloister block was transformed into a manor house complex
which continued to be used up until the 17th century,
the architecture of the building reflects this. In its
latest phase of use in the early 20th century the Abbey
grounds where used as an industrial site for the processing
of copper smelting.
  Llawhaden
Castle - Possibly the site of a wooden defensive
enclosure in the early 12th century, the stone castle
which now dominates the village is one of the three
bishops palaces located in the Pembrokeshire region.
 The
castle is the only palace of the Bishops of St Davids
that has been built for defence.
  Kidwelly
Castle - The multiphase castle defends and
protects the river way of the Gwendreath upon which
it stands. It is one of the best preserved medieval
structures in Wales.
 Parts
of the stone built castle are early Norman in date,
there is a possibility that there may have been an earlier
timber structure. The existing castle is a testament
to changing practices and trends in military offensive
and defensive methods of the Norman period.
More Sites: Bronze Age
Neolithic Early
Christian
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