Stately homes · South Wales
East Orchard Castle
In or near Llancarfan.
East Orchard Castle — ruined manor house near St Athan.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport · 3.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit East Orchard Castle, the nearest railway station is Rhoose Cardiff International Airport, located 3.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CF62 3ZR. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
East Orchard Castle is a stately home in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1399. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "ruined manor house near St Athan". Coordinates: 51.4031°, -3.3977°.
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Heritage listing
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century.
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From the Wikipedia article
East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century.
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Background
History
While it is called a castle, it was not fortified in the style of one and is officially classed as post-medieval and broadly defined as a domestic manor house dwelling. The historic site in its entirety contains a manor house, a barn, a chapel and a dovecote (able to house roughly 200 birds). probably during the revolt of 1316. The Orchards were built by the Berkerolles family, who received the land from Robert Fitzhammon after the conquest of Glamorgan 1091. It was passed to the Stradling family from St Donats in the 1400s, who improved the building over the centuries before selling it in 1756. the house having been dismantled from 1756. Some features such as windows and fireplaces are…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4031, -3.3977
- District
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Parish
- Rhoose
- Postcode
- CF62 3ZR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Established
- 1399
- Nearest railway station
- Rhoose Cardiff International Airport — 3.8 km
- Official site
- www.uksouthwest.net
Sources
- wikidata: Q24636887 (CC0)
- wikipedia: East Orchard Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: East Orchard Castle.jpeg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Orchard Castle?
- East Orchard Castle is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CF62 3ZR), in the parish of Rhoose.
- What is East Orchard Castle?
- East Orchard Castle — ruined manor house near St Athan.
- How do I get to East Orchard Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Rhoose Cardiff International Airport, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode CF62 3ZR.
- When was East Orchard Castle built?
- Built or established in 1399.
- Is East Orchard Castle a listed building?
- East Orchard Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to East Orchard Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Rhoose Cardiff International Airport, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CF62 3ZR.