Castles and forts in Vale of Glamorgan

The Discover Alone map has 32 castles and forts in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Below are the 32 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.

• St Quintin's CastleCastleSt Quintin's Castle stood in Llanblethian, built by Herbert de St Quentin around 1102 and later rebuilt by Gilbert III…
• St George's Castle; Castle Farm, St GeorgesFortified HouseSt George's Castle stands in the Vale of Glamorgan as a medieval fortified house, its stones still carrying the weight…
• St Donats CastleCastleSt Donats Castle stands in the Vale of Glamorgan, its stones marked by age and maritime ambition. It is the kind of…
• Peterston CastleCastlePeterston Castle rose in the mid-13th century for the Le Sor family, replacing an earlier structure that Welsh…
• Penmark CastleCastlePenmark Castle stands as a ruined stone complex on river cliffs above the Duffryn Brook, holding the memory of the…
• Old Beaupre CastleRuinsOld Beaupre Castle is a ruined fortified manor in the Vale of Glamorgan where the Basset family lived from about 1300…
• Ogmore CastleCastleOgmore Castle rose beside the River Ogmore around 1106, joining Coity Castle and Newcastle Castle as a Norman shield…
• Llanblethian Castle;Llanbethian Castle;Cowbridge Castle;St Quintins CastleCastleLlanblethian Castle stood in the Vale of Glamorgan from the early twelfth century, beginning as a wood and earth…
• Lavernock FortFortLavernock Fort stands in the Vale of Glamorgan, a martial shadow cast across the coastal landscape. The fort marks…
• Hensol CastleCastleHensol Castle is a Gothic Revival mansion in the Vale of Glamorgan, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century…
• Fonmon CastleCastleFonmon Castle is a rare surviving medieval structure in the Vale of Glamorgan because it was remodelled in the 18th…
• Cadoxton CourtFortified HouseCadoxton Court is a Post Medieval fortified house in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Its private grounds contain a…
• Boverton CastleCastleBoverton Castle rose above a farming village in the Vale of Glamorgan after Robert Fitzhamon founded it during the 12th…
• Bedford CastleCastle; EnclosureBedford Castle stands in the Vale of Glamorgan as a medieval enclosure, its boundaries still marked though much of its…
• Llanquian CastleCastleLlanquian Castle stands in the Vale of Glamorgan as a medieval ruin, its stones worn by centuries of rain and wind. The…
• Ystradowen, Castle MoundCastle; MotteYstradowen, Castle Mound is a Medieval castle mound in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Earth and memory still hold the…
• Talyfan CastleCastleMistaken identity and human greed killed Talyfan Castle. The Despenser family owned a large cylindrical keep on a hill…
• Sully CastleCastleReginald de Sully received the manor and castle around 1093 from Robert Fitzhamon, building a small earth-and-wood…
• St Donats Castle, St Donats; Atlantic College; United World College of The AtlanticCollege; CastleSt Donats Castle is a medieval fortress on Welsh cliffs that now houses Atlantic College, where three hundred fifty…
• Oldcastle-Upon-AlunFortified HouseOldcastle-Upon-Alun stands as a medieval fortified house in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Stone walls and a guarded…
• Marsh House FarmFortified House; FarmhouseMarsh House Farm stands in the Vale of Glamorgan as a post medieval fortified farmhouse, its ordinary function wrapped…
• Marcross CastleFortified HouseMarcross Castle was a square fortified manor built in the thirteenth or fourteenth century, its defensive wall now…
• Llanmaes Castle;Malefant CastleTower HouseMalefant Castle is a Late Medieval tower house belonging to the De Malefant family, now reduced to stone remains…
• Llandough Castle Tower House, Llandough-By-CowbridgeTower HouseLlandough Castle Tower House stands in the Vale of Glamorgan as a Post Medieval and Medieval structure, its stones…
• Gelli Garn Castle;Hill House, CastleMotte and BaileyGelli Garn Castle is a medieval motte and bailey in the Vale of Glamorgan. A tall earth mound and surrounding ditch…
• Ewenny Priory Precinct WallsCastleEwenny Priory Precinct Walls stand as a Medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, recorded in the national monument…
• Dinas Powys CastleCastleDinas Powys Castle stands as a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, recorded in the national monument register.…
• Cwrt-yr-Ala, Michaelston- Le-PitFortified HouseCwrt-yr-Ala, Michaelston- Le-Pit is a fortified house recorded for the Medieval period in the Vale of Glamorgan. Its…
• Castle Farm, St Georges-Super-ElyFarmhouse; Fortified HouseCastle Farm, St Georges-Super-Ely is a fortified farmhouse from the Medieval period, meaning it was built to defend…
• Castell Cottrell;Cottrell Castle MoundMotteCottrell Castle Mound is a medieval motte in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Earth and memory collide there, shaping a…
• Felin Isaf, CastleMotte and BaileyFelin Isaf, Castle is a Medieval motte and bailey in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Earthworks and broken stone may…
• Wrinstone CastleFortified HouseWrinstone Castle is a medieval fortified house in the Vale of Glamorgan. Its walls may have sheltered families…

Other kinds of place in Vale of Glamorgan

• Historic places
• Archaeology and monuments
• Wrecks and historic events
• Things to do
• Woods, forests and old trees
• Memorials and graveyards
• Cliffs, bays and coast
• Beaches and strands