East Orchard Castle
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined manor house near St Athan
- Also known as: “Castell Berllan Dwyrain” and “Norchete Manor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Tathan’s Church and St Athan Library.
St Tathan’s Church
Church
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
St Tathan's Church is a medieval church in St. Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is dedicated to Saint Tathan. The building's origins are probably 12th century, but there is little evidence of any 12th-century fabric remaining. St Tathan’s Church is situated 3,800 feet west of East Orchard Castle.
St Athan Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Athan Library is situated 3,600 feet west of East Orchard Castle.
Fonmon Castle
Castle
Photo: Stewart Black, CC BY 2.0.
Fonmon Castle is a fortified medieval castle near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan and a Grade I listed building. The castle's gardens are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Fonmon Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of East Orchard Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llancadle and St Athan.
Llancadle
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llancadle is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in Wales. Llancadle is located near the international airport for Wales, Cardiff International Airport.
St Athan
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Athan is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated to the Norman period.
Gileston
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gileston is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan on the coast of South Wales.
East Orchard Castle
- Categories: manor house, fortified manor house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.40318° or 51° 24′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.39802° or 3° 23′ 53″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Inception
1399Open location code
9C3RCJ32+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 475975280OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6285908Wikidata ID
Q24636887
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“East Orchard Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “East Orchard Castle”
- Swedish: “East Orchard Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Berllan Dwyrain”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “East Orchard Castle”. Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.