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Candleston Castle is a medieval fortified manor house located in Glamorgan, Wales, dating primarily to the fifteenth century. The structure represents a modest but defensible residence typical of the Welsh gentry class of the late medieval period, with stone construction and evidence of residential comfort alongside practical defensive features. The castle occupies a strategically significant location in the Vale of Glamorgan and demonstrates the architectural and social aspirations of its medieval owners. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the site preserves important evidence of late medieval domestic and military architecture in South Wales.
Candleston Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM095. View the official record →
Candleston Castle is a medieval fortified manor house located in Glamorgan, Wales, dating primarily to the fifteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM095.
Candleston Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a manor. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Candleston Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM095.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heol y Mynydd Round Barrow (2.5 km), St Bride's Major Churchyard Cross (3.2 km), Dunraven Castle Hillfort (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Candleston Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Candleston Castle stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.