Kidwelly
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Kidwelly (Welsh: Cydweli) is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales.
It lies on the River Gwendraeth above Carmarthen Bay.
Attractions include Kidwelly Castle, founded in 1106, a fourteenth century bridge and gate, the former quay (now a nature reserve) and an industrial museum.
Near the castle — in a field known as Maes Gwenllian — was a battle of 1136, in which Princess Gwenllian, sister of Owain Gwynedd, led her husband's troops into battle against a Norman army during his absence. She is believed to have been killed either during the battle or shortly afterwards.