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Llantwit Major Castle is a medieval domestic site located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, situated within the scheduled ancient monument register as GM137. The castle represents a manorial settlement of medieval date, reflecting the pattern of Anglo-Norman settlement and lordship in South Wales during the medieval period. The site has yielded evidence of occupation spanning the medieval centuries, though substantial upstanding remains are limited. Its significance lies in its testimony to the colonisation and administrative organisation of the Vale of Glamorgan under Anglo-Norman control, forming part of the wider landscape of lordly residences and fortified manors characteristic of the region.
Llantwit Major Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM137. View the official record →
Llantwit Major Castle is a medieval domestic site located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, situated within the scheduled ancient monument register as GM137. 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 Britain.
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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