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St Georges Castle

In the community of St Georges-super-Ely. In the historic county of Glamorgan (Modern authority of Vale of Glamorgan, preserved county of South Glamorgan).

Possible remains of castle walls in C15 house. Leland writes "The castle is now the king's: and one Roger Herbert a bastard dwellith in it".
This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible. Masonry foundations remains.

This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST09877679

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Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 300403 County Sites and Monuments Record number; 00176s

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