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Remains of Dinas Powis Castle

A Grade II Listed Building in Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4371 / 51°26'13"N

Longitude: -3.2199 / 3°13'11"W

OS Eastings: 315299

OS Northings: 171601

OS Grid: ST152716

Mapcode National: GBR HW.NNST

Mapcode Global: VH6FL.44LP

Plus Code: 9C3RCQPJ+R2

Entry Name: Remains of Dinas Powis Castle

Listing Date: 28 January 1963

Last Amended: 3 May 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 13624

Building Class: Defence

Also known as: Dinas Powis Castle

ID on this website: 300013624

Location: On a wooded spur in Castle Wood, immediately above the C20 development of Lettons Way and reached by footpath from there.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Cardiff

Community: Dinas Powys

Community: Dinas Powys

Locality: Dinas Powis

Built-Up Area: Dinas Powis

Traditional County: Glamorgan

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History

Masonry castle which replaced the ring work on the hill top to the NW and was the fortified headquarters of the Somery family in the C12. The castle continued in use throughout the C13 and there is evidence of some alterations and additions.

Exterior

The remains of the castle stand at the NW end of a long narrow ridge which runs NW-SE. The ridge is steep sided on all sides except the SE and is covered in trees and scrub. The remains consist of an enclosure 65m x 53m surrounded by curtain walling, and the stump of a tower.
The curtain wall encloses a roughly rectangular area on top of the ridge. The interior is cleared and is 1.5m thick, is roughly coursed. Only in the SE corner are any of the window and door dressings left.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an ancient castle site with substantial medieval masonry.

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  • II War Memorial
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  • II Dinas Powys Parish Hall
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  • II Old Court
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  • II Lon Twyn
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  • II The Mount
    Facing the Common on ground rising from and SW of the village centre. Set back from the road in a walled garden with entrance comprising tall rendered piers and tall decorative wrought iron gates.
  • II Garn-hill and attached garden terrace
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  • II 1-6, Little Orchard
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