Oxwich Castle

Oxwich Castle, towering splendidly above the wide sweep of Oxwich Bay, isn’t really a castle at all. It’s a magnificent Tudor manor house built by an ambitious father and son whose mock-military flourishes were all about social climbing rather than defense. Little is known about Oxwich Castle before the Mansel family created their fortified manor house and obliterated any remains of a late medieval castle. (Oxwich, Wales)