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Post Medieval/Modern · Building (Unclassified)

Morris Castle

Wales
Cadw SAM GM371
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Building (Unclassified)
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Morris Castle is a post-medieval domestic building located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM371. The structure dates from the post-medieval period and represents an example of domestic architecture from this era, though detailed records regarding its specific construction date and original functions remain limited in the broader scholarly literature. The building's classification as an unclassified domestic structure reflects the varied and evolving nature of Welsh residential architecture during the early modern period. Its designation as a scheduled monument indicates recognition of its historical and archaeological significance within the Welsh landscape.

Morris Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM371. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Morris Castle?

Morris Castle is a post-medieval domestic building located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM371.

What period does Morris Castle date from?

Morris Castle dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a building (unclassified). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Morris Castle?

Morris 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 GM371.

What other scheduled monuments are near Morris Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White Rock Copper Works (1.8 km), Foxhole River Staithes (2.3 km), Tir-Gwyllt Second World War Barrage Balloon Site (3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

White Rock Copper Works
Post Medieval/Modern · Copper Works1.8 km
Foxhole River Staithes
Post Medieval/Modern · Staithe2.3 km
Tir-Gwyllt Second World War Barrage Balloon Site
Modern · Barrage Balloon Mooring3 km
Original Swansea Castle
Medieval · Castle3.2 km
Swansea Castle
Medieval · Castle3.3 km
St Margaret's Chapel
Medieval · Church5.1 km
Ynys Pit & Leat
Post Medieval/Modern · Aqueduct6.3 km
Clyne Valley Shaft Mounds
Post Medieval/Modern · Coal Mine6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Morris Castle

Morris Castle stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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