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Castell Coety is a Norman castle situated in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, which was established in the late eleventh century as part of the Anglo-Norman conquest and settlement of South Wales. The castle comprises a motte-and-bailey earthwork overlaid with later stone structures, including a substantial stone keep and curtain wall that date largely from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The site was strategically positioned to control the fertile lowlands of Glamorgan and served as a significant fortress during the medieval period, though it declined in importance following the consolidation of English authority in Wales. The remains visible today demonstrate the transition from early timber defences to more substantial masonry construction characteristic of Norman military architecture in Wales.
Castell Coety is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM004. View the official record →
Castell Coety is a Norman castle situated in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, which was established in the late eleventh century as part of the Anglo-Norman conquest and settlement of South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM004.
Castell Coety dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castell Coety 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 GM004.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stepsau Duon (6 km), Croes Antoni (7 km), St Bride's Major Churchyard Cross (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Castell Coety'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.
Castell Coety stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.