St Donat's Castle, Llantwit Major

Name: St Donat's Castle
Address: Llantwit Major, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Llantwit Major

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St Donat's Castle, St Donats, Wales, is a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 16 miles to the west of Cardiff, and about 1+1⁄2 miles to the west of Llantwit Major. Positioned on cliffs overlooking the Bristol Channel, the site has been occupied since the Iron Age, and was by tradition the home of the Celtic chieftain Caradog. The present castle's origins date from the 12th century when the de Haweys and later Peter de Stradling began its development. The Stradlings held the castle for four hundred years, until the death of Sir Thomas Stradling in a duel in 1738. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°24'6"N, 3°32'0"W

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St Donat's Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Illtyd's Church, St Quintins Castle, St Donat's Arts Centre, Cowbridge Physic Garden.

2 miE
History museum, Museum, Town
St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major
52 min walk • St Illtyd's Church is a church complex in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. It is located at the site of the oldest college in the United Kingdom, once believed to have been founded as Côr Tewdws c. AD 395 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius II. It is now generally accepted as having been founded by St. Illtud c.
5.1 miNE
Forts and castles
St Quintins Castle, Cowbridge
130 min walk • St Quintins Castle is a castle located in the village of Llanblethian, Cowbridge, Wales. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building and is under the care of Cadw. The site was first occupied with a defensive structure in about 1102 and the gatehouse and further building work took place around 1312.
~230 ftE
Church, Performing arts
St Donat's Arts Centre
2 min walk • St Donat's Church is a Grade I listed church in St Donats, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963.
5.4 miNE
Garden, Park
Cowbridge Physic Garden, Cowbridge
139 min walk • The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. who is its patron.
5.5 miNE
City wall
Cowbridge town wall, Cowbridge
140 min walk • Cowbridge town wall is a Grade II*-listed medieval wall in the small market town of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The walls were built by about 1300.
5.6 miNE
Town, City hall
Cowbridge Town Hall, Cowbridge
142 min walk • Cowbridge Town Hall is a public building in the High Street of Cowbridge in South Wales. The town hall, which is the meeting place for Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council, and also houses the town clerk's office, the committee rooms and the Cowbridge Museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
5.5 miNE
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge
140 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is a medieval church in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Initially a chapel of ease to Church of St John the Baptist, Llanblethian of Cowbridge as a medieval market town. Believed to have been built in the 13th century, the church has an unusual tower design.
5.2 miNE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Beaupre Castle, Cowbridge
134 min walk • Old Beaupre Castle is a ruined medieval fortified manor house located in the community of Llanfair, outside Cowbridge in Wales. It is known in historic documents under the names Beawpire, Bewerpere, Bewpyr and Y Bewpur. It is a Grade I listed building and is presently under the care of Cadw.
5.2 miE
Manor house
Gileston Manor, Llantwit Major
133 min walk • Gileston Manor is a manor and country house located next to St Giles' Church in the small village of Gileston near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
4.5 miN
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church
116 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church is a Grade I listed church in Colwinston, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It became a Grade I listed building on 22 February 1963. The church is said to have been built in 1111.
2.1 miE
City hall
Llantwit Major Town Hall, Llantwit Major
54 min walk • Llantwit Major Town Hall is a local government administrative building dating back to the late 15th-century, in the town of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.