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Llantwit Major Castle is a medieval fortified manor house located in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The site comprises the remains of a substantial stone-built structure that served as a defensive residence for a local Welsh noble family during the medieval period. Archaeological evidence and surviving masonry indicate construction and occupation from at least the thirteenth century, with the building showing characteristics typical of Welsh border fortifications. The castle occupied a strategically significant position in the local landscape, though it has not been extensively excavated or documented in the scholarly record compared to major royal castles, leaving certain details of its architectural phases and precise chronology incompletely resolved.
Llantwit Major Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM137. View the official record →
Llantwit Major Castle is a medieval fortified manor house located in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM137.
Llantwit Major 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.
Llantwit Major 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 GM137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llantwit Major Dovecot (0.4 km), Llantwit Major Monastic Settlement (Site of) (0.5 km), Castle Ditches Camp (1.7 km).
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