What is recorded here

Perllan yr Afal is a 19th Century kitchen garden at St Donat's, Monmouthshire, where cultivated apples and vegetables sustained the castle household. The name suggests a fertile, intentional landscape rather than a wild place, and the garden likely smelled of soil, ripening fruit and human activity. It may have felt busy, practical and alive, with people moving through rows to grow food for the house.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Perllan yr Afal, St Donat's; St Donat's Castle Kitchen Garden, St Donat's as Kitchen Garden from the 19th Century period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

St Donat's Castle, including its 19th-century kitchen garden, was originally built in the 13th century by the de St Donat family and later significantly expanded by the Williams-Wynn family in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is remembered for its historical significance as a notable example of Welsh country house architecture and its association with prominent local families.

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