Fonmon Castle
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stewart Black, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle near Fonmon, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
- Address: Fonmon, Barry, CF62 3ZN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cardiff Airport and East Orchard Castle.
Cardiff Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cardiff Airport is an airport in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, to the south-west of Cardiff, United Kingdom. It is the only airport offering commercial passenger services and cargo services in Wales.
East Orchard Castle
Castle
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century. East Orchard Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Fonmon Castle.
The Six Bells
Pub
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Six Bells is a pub, which is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Fonmon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fonmon and Penmark.
Fonmon
Hamlet
Photo: Daicaregos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fonmon is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It lies just off the B4265 road to the northwest of Font-y-Gary and Rhoose on the western side of Cardiff Airport.
Penmark
Village
Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penmark is a rural village south-west of Barry near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, in South Wales. The village is a parish and is a linear village. It has a parish church along the main road running through the village.
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.
Fonmon Castle
- Categories: house, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.40378° or 51° 24′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.37082° or 3° 22′ 15″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9C3RCJ3H+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 399199151OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Fonmon Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fonmon Castle”
- Danish: “Fonmon Castle”
- Japanese: “フォンモン城”
- Swedish: “Fonmon Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Ffwl-y-mwn”
- Welsh: “Castell Fonmon”
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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 “Fonmon Castle”. Photo: Stewart Black, CC BY 2.0.