Candleston Castle
Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century. It is 0.75 miles southwest of Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, Wales, now Bridgend County Borough and just 0.75 miles northwest of Ogmore Castle, separated by the River Ogmore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: Grade II* listed building in Bridgend County Borough.
- Also known as: “Candlestone Castle” and “Castell Candleston”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church Of St Teilo and Southerndown Golf Club.
Church Of St Teilo
Church
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Of St Teilo is situated 3,800 feet east of Candleston Castle.
Southerndown Golf Club
Golf course
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes. Southerndown Golf Club is situated 1 mile southeast of Candleston Castle.
Pelican In Her Piety
Pub
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelican In Her Piety is a pub, which is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Candleston Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogmore and Merthyr Mawr.
Ogmore
Village
Photo: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore is a village in St Bride's Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on the River Ogmore. It grew around the now ruined Ogmore Castle, built by the Normans.
Merthyr Mawr
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267.
Tythegston
Village
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tythegston is a conservation area village located close to Cardiff and Swansea on the south coast of Bridgend, Wales. It is home to Tythegston Court, a Grade II listed manor house at the centre of the 1,200 acre Tythegston Estate which is designated at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
Candleston Castle
- Categories: fortified manor house, manor house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Merthyr Mawr, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.48292° or 51° 28′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.6268° or 3° 37′ 37″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9C3RF9MF+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 246018581OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6285942Wikidata ID
Q2614456
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Candleston Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Candlestone Castle”
- Danish: “Candleston Castle”
- French: “château de Candleston”
- French: “Château de Candleston”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Candleston”
- Russian: “Замок Кэндлстон”
- Spanish: “Castillo Candleston”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Candleston”
- Swedish: “Candlestone Castle”
- Welsh: “Candleston Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Candleston”
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