What is recorded here
St Fagans Castle, Joyance Statue, St Fagans is a Post Medieval statue near Cardiff, recorded in the national monument list. It stands as a reminder that joy and memory can be carved into stone, even when the castle around it has changed or faded. People may have passed it without thinking, or touched it when lonely, believing laughter and love could be kept alive through a simple shape.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records St Fagans Castle, Joyance Statue, St Fagans as Statue from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Fagans Castle was built by the de Clares, a powerful Norman family, in the 13th century and later held by the Vaughan family. It is important as a significant medieval stronghold associated with the Welsh Marches and is now preserved as part of St Fagans National Museum of History.
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