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Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales. The county, which takes in a number of smaller settlements around the city, has 28 scheduled monuments. These include sites from every period of Welsh history, from the Neolithic onwards. With four hillforts, six castles and six coastal/port sites, they reflect Cardiff's military and strategic role within South Wales. All but one of the sites on this list are within the historic county of Glamorgan. (A small part of the modern unitary authority area was formerly part of Monmouthshire.)

Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales. The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw with additional material from RCAHMW and Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.

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Scheduled monuments in Cardiff

Image Name Site type Community Location Details Historic County Period SAM No
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Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber Chambered tomb Pentyrch 51°31′50″N 3°19′54″W / 51.5306°N 3.3317°W / 51.5306; -3.3317 (Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber),
ST077821		 Two upright stones support a large slab of a neolithic chambered tomb. Having been used in the past as a coal store, it is now overgrown in a garden Glamorganshire 1Prehistoric
(Neolithic)		 GM030
Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill Round barrow Pentyrch 51°32′37″N 3°17′36″W / 51.5436°N 3.2932°W / 51.5436; -3.2932 (Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill),
ST104835		 Glamorganshire 1.2Prehistoric
 GM107
Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace Burnt mound Radyr and Morganstown 51°30′45″N 3°14′56″W / 51.5126°N 3.2488°W / 51.5126; -3.2488 (Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace),
ST134800		 Glamorganshire 1.2Prehistoric
 GM427
Photo from within Caerau Hillfort, looking toward southern perimeter Caerau Hillfort Hillfort Caerau, (also Ely) 51°28′03″N 3°14′54″W / 51.4675°N 3.2484°W / 51.4675; -3.2484 (Caerau Camp),
ST133750		 Hillfort of some 5 ha, with wooded ramparts. Within the Iron Age hillfort are a ruined church (13th century but possibly pre-Norman) and a castle ringwork. Featured in Time Team dig, April 2012 Glamorganshire 1.6Prehistoric
(Iron Age)		 GM018
Llwynda-Ddu Camp Hillfort Pentyrch 51°31′15″N 3°17′10″W / 51.5209°N 3.2861°W / 51.5209; -3.2861 (Llwynda-Ddu Camp),
ST109810		 A small iron age hillfort Glamorganshire 1.6Prehistoric
 GM180
Castle Field Camp E of Craig-Llywn Hillfort Pontprennau 51°32′58″N 3°08′55″W / 51.5494°N 3.1486°W / 51.5494; -3.1486 (Castle Field Camp E of Craig-Llywn),
ST204840		 Glamorganshire 1.6Prehistoric
 GM066
Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina Hillfort Rhiwbina 51°32′14″N 3°13′26″W / 51.5373°N 3.2239°W / 51.5373; -3.2239 (Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina),
ST152827		 Glamorganshire 1.6Prehistoric
 GM097
Cardiff Castle from the Animal Wall Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort Fort Castle 51°28′57″N 3°10′52″W / 51.4824°N 3.1811°W / 51.4824; -3.1811 (Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort),
ST180765		 Glamorganshire 2Roman
 GM171
Pen y lan Roman Site Settlement Roath 51°30′06″N 3°09′23″W / 51.5017°N 3.1563°W / 51.5017; -3.1563 (Pen y lan Roman Site),
ST198787		 Glamorganshire 2Roman
 GM296
Ely Roman Villa Villa Caerau 51°28′40″N 3°13′46″W / 51.4777°N 3.2295°W / 51.4777; -3.2295 (Ely Roman Villa),
ST147761		 Glamorganshire 2.5Roman
 GM205
Cross in Llandaff Cathedral Cross Llandaff 51°29′44″N 3°13′03″W / 51.4956°N 3.2176°W / 51.4956; -3.2176 (Cross in Llandaff Cathedral),
ST155781		 Glamorganshire 3Early Medieval
 GM115
Leckwith Bridge Bridge Canton, (also Michaelston) 51°28′12″N 3°12′43″W / 51.4699°N 3.212°W / 51.4699; -3.212 (Leckwith Bridge),
ST159752		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM014
Dominican Friary, Bute Park Friary Castle 51°29′00″N 3°11′07″W / 51.4832°N 3.1853°W / 51.4832; -3.1853 (Dominican Friary),
ST177766		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM173
Ruins of Castell Morgraig Castell Morgraig Castle Lisvane, (also Caerphilly) 51°33′07″N 3°12′47″W / 51.5519°N 3.213°W / 51.5519; -3.213 (Castell Morgraig),
ST159843		 (Site is on the border with Caerphilly) Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM031
The ruined medieval bell tower at Llandaff Cathedral Llandaff Cathedral Bell Tower Bell Tower Llandaff 51°29′43″N 3°13′07″W / 51.4953°N 3.2186°W / 51.4953; -3.2186 (Llandaff Cathedral Bell Tower),
ST154780		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM013
Ruins of Bishop's Palace. Llandaff, Cardiff Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff Bishop's Palace Llandaff 51°29′40″N 3°13′02″W / 51.4945°N 3.2172°W / 51.4945; -3.2172 (Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff),
ST155779		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM073
St Mellons Churchyard Cross Cross Old St Mellons 51°31′33″N 3°06′48″W / 51.5258°N 3.1134°W / 51.5258; -3.1134 (St Mellons Churchyard Cross),
ST228813		 Monmouthshire 4Medieval
 MM121
Morganstown Castle Mound Motte Radyr and Morganstown 51°31′45″N 3°15′28″W / 51.5291°N 3.2579°W / 51.5291; -3.2579 (Morganstown Castle Mound),
ST128818		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM256
Twmpath, Rhiwbina Motte Rhiwbina 51°31′56″N 3°13′17″W / 51.5323°N 3.2213°W / 51.5323; -3.2213 (Twmpath, Rhiwbina),
ST153822		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM017
Caer Castell Camp Motte Rumney 51°31′00″N 3°06′56″W / 51.5167°N 3.1156°W / 51.5167; -3.1156 (Caer Castell Camp),
ST226803		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM216
Castle Coch seen from Morganstown Castell Coch Property in the care of Cadw Castle Tongwynlais 51°32′10″N 3°15′18″W / 51.536°N 3.2549°W / 51.536; -3.2549 (Castell Coch),
ST130826		 Glamorganshire 4Medieval
 GM206
Sea Defence at Peterstone Great Wharf Relict Seawall on Rumney Great Wharf Seawall Trowbridge 51°29′45″N 3°06′03″W / 51.4958°N 3.1008°W / 51.4958; -3.1008 (Relict Seawall on Rumney Great Wharf),
ST236780		 Glamorganshire 5.59Post-Medieval/Modern
 GM474
Flat Holm Canon Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm Battery Butetown 51°22′47″N 3°07′18″W / 51.3798°N 3.1216°W / 51.3798; -3.1216 (Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm),
ST220651		 Glamorganshire 5.8Post-Medieval/Modern
 GM351
Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One Staithes Grangetown 51°26′52″N 3°10′58″W / 51.4478°N 3.1827°W / 51.4478; -3.1827 (Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One),
ST179727		 Glamorganshire 5.8Post-Medieval/Modern
 GM583
The Wreck of the "Louisa" Boat Grangetown 51°27′33″N 3°10′46″W / 51.4592°N 3.1795°W / 51.4592; -3.1795 (The Wreck of the "Louisa"),
ST181740		 Glamorganshire 5.8Post-Medieval/Modern
 GM553
Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement Gun House Butetown 51°27′07″N 3°09′23″W / 51.452°N 3.1564°W / 51.452; -3.1564 (Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement),
ST197731		 Glamorganshire 5.9Post-Medieval/Modern
 GM618
Melingriffith water pump Melingriffith Water Pump Pump Whitchurch 51°30′44″N 3°14′16″W / 51.5122°N 3.2378°W / 51.5122; -3.2378 (Melingriffith Water Pump),
ST142799		 Glamorganshire 5.9Post-Medieval/Modern
 GM312
Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences Battery Butetown 51°22′35″N 3°07′17″W / 51.3765°N 3.1214°W / 51.3765; -3.1214 (Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences),
ST220647		 Glamorganshire 5.94Post-Medieval/Modern
 GM595
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