What is recorded here

Old Beaupre Castle, Leat is a medieval and Post Medieval water channel in the Vale of Glamorgan. It may have turned castle wheels, filled moats or carried waste away from kitchens. Men and women probably walked its banks at dawn, listening for the sound of moving water beneath the soil.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Old Beaupre Castle, Leat as Leat from the Post Medieval; Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Old Beaupre Castle, Leat was built by the Beaupré family in the 13th century and is remembered as a significant medieval stronghold in the region. It is important for its historical association with the Beaupré lineage and its role in the defense and administration of the local area during the Middle Ages.

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