What is recorded here

Margam Castle Kitchen Garden in Port Talbot is a recorded 19th Century kitchen garden, though the castle itself has drawn visitors for far longer. The boundary between private land and public memory blunts at that address, since inclusion in a national record does not guarantee entry. It is easier to picture the garden as a room behind a locked door, still producing food for someone who no longer answers the knock.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Margam Castle Kitchen Garden, Port Talbot as Kitchen Garden from the 19th Century; Modern period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Margam Castle Kitchen Garden was part of the Margam Estate, held by the Mansel family from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and developed in the 19th century as part of the landscaped grounds of Margam Castle. It is remembered for its historical association with one of Wales' largest and most significant landed estates.

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