Llandough Castle

Llandough Castle is a 14th-century tower house located in the , . Initially constructed as a fortified residential manor, the property is well preserved and has undergone many structural additions.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: medieval tower house in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
  • Also known as: Llandough Castle, Llanfair

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Quintins Castle and Cowbridge Town Hall.

Castle
is a castle located in the village of , , . It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building and is under the care of Cadw. is situated 1 mile northwest of Llandough Castle.

Town hall
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public building in the High Street of in South Wales. The town hall, which is the meeting place for , and also houses the town clerk's office, the committee rooms and the Cowbridge Museum, is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 1 mile north of Llandough Castle.

Ruins
is a ruined medieval fortified manor house located in the community of , outside in . It is known in historic documents under the names Beawpire, Bewerpere, Bewpyr and Y Bewpur. is situated 1 mile southeast of Llandough Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandough and The Herberts.

Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
is a village in the community of , south of in the , .

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the , Wales. It is located immediately to the north of the village of St. Mary Church and southwest of , 2.2 miles by road southwest of the market town centre of along St Athan Road.

Suburb
is a in the in which sits upon the . It makes up part of the community of , which consists of the village itself, the larger market town of and .

Llandough Castle

Latitude
51.44686° or 51° 26′ 49″ north
Longitude
-3.44772° or 3° 26′ 52″ west
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
9C3RCHW2+PW
Geo­Names ID
6285899
Wiki­data ID
Q17744300
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Llandough Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Llandough Castle
  • Swedish: Llandough Castle
  • Welsh: Castell Llandochau

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Explore places such as Llanfair and East Village.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Llandough Castle”. Photo: fionamcallisterphotography, CC BY 2.0.