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Llandovery (Welsh: Llanymddyfri) is a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road.
The town is served by Llandovery railway station. Attractions in the town include the remains of Llandovery Castle, built in 1110 and almost immediately captured by the Welsh, changing hands between Normans and Welsh until the reign of King Edward I of England.
Llandovery castle was used by King Henry IV while on a sortie into Wales
when he executed Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan in the marketplace and later attacked by the forces of Owain Glyndŵr in 1403, and has stood as a ruin ever since.
Roman Fort
The Roman fort was known to the Romans as Alabum, who built a fort on Llanfair Hill around AD 50 to 60 as part of their strategy for the conquest of Roman Wales. Detailed info on this is provided at http://www.cambria.org.uk/projects/romanmilitary.htm from CADW .
