What is recorded here

Barry Castle is a small, ruined fortified manor in the Vale of Glamorgan that belonged to the de Barry family from the early twelfth century. It had a gatehouse, hall foundations, curtain walls and military features such as murder holes, yet it was never a great siege castle. The name likely came from St Baruc on Barry Island, giving an ordinary Welsh estate a strange maritime ring.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Barry Castle as Fortified Manor House from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Barry Castle, a fortified manor house in Wales, dates from the Medieval period and is associated with the Barry family, who were prominent in the region during the 13th and 14th centuries. It is remembered for its historical significance as a symbol of local lordship and medieval architecture in south Wales.

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