List of scheduled monuments in Cardiff facts for kids
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.
Scheduled monuments in Cardiff
Image | Name | Site type | Community | Location | Details | Historic County | Period | SAM No & Refs |
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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, 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 | (Neolithic) |
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Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill | Round barrow | Pentyrch | 51°32′37″N 3°17′36″W / 51.5436°N 3.2932°W, ST104835 |
Glamorganshire | GM107 |
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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, ST134800 |
Glamorganshire | GM427 |
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Caerau Hillfort | Hillfort | Caerau, (also Ely) | 51°28′03″N 3°14′54″W / 51.4675°N 3.2484°W, 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 | (Iron Age) |
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Llwynda-Ddu Camp | Hillfort | Pentyrch | 51°31′15″N 3°17′10″W / 51.5209°N 3.2861°W, ST109810 |
A small iron age hillfort | Glamorganshire | GM180 |
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Castle Field Camp E of Craig-Llywn | Hillfort | Pontprennau | 51°32′58″N 3°08′55″W / 51.5494°N 3.1486°W, ST204840 |
Glamorganshire | GM066 |
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Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina | Hillfort | Rhiwbina | 51°32′14″N 3°13′26″W / 51.5373°N 3.2239°W, ST152827 |
Glamorganshire | GM097 |
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Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Fort | Castle | 51°28′57″N 3°10′52″W / 51.4824°N 3.1811°W, ST180765 |
Glamorganshire | GM171 |
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Pen y lan Roman Site | Settlement | Roath | 51°30′06″N 3°09′23″W / 51.5017°N 3.1563°W, ST198787 |
Glamorganshire | GM296 |
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Ely Roman Villa | Villa | Caerau | 51°28′40″N 3°13′46″W / 51.4777°N 3.2295°W, ST147761 |
Glamorganshire | GM205 |
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Cross in Llandaff Cathedral | Cross | Llandaff | 51°29′44″N 3°13′03″W / 51.4956°N 3.2176°W, ST155781 |
Glamorganshire | GM115 |
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Leckwith Bridge | Bridge | Canton, (also Michaelston) | 51°28′12″N 3°12′43″W / 51.4699°N 3.212°W, ST159752 |
Glamorganshire | GM014 |
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Blackfriars Priory (dominican), Bute Park | Friary | Castle | 51°29′00″N 3°11′07″W / 51.4832°N 3.1853°W, ST177766 |
Glamorganshire | GM173 |
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Castell Morgraig | Castle | Lisvane, (also Caerphilly) | 51°33′07″N 3°12′47″W / 51.5519°N 3.213°W, ST159843 |
(Site is on the border with Caerphilly) | Glamorganshire | GM031 |
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Llandaff Cathedral Bell Tower | Bell Tower | Llandaff | 51°29′43″N 3°13′07″W / 51.4953°N 3.2186°W, ST154780 |
Glamorganshire | GM013 |
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Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff | Bishop's Palace | Llandaff | 51°29′40″N 3°13′02″W / 51.4945°N 3.2172°W, ST155779 |
Glamorganshire | GM073 |
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St Mellons Churchyard Cross | Cross | Old St Mellons | 51°31′33″N 3°06′48″W / 51.5258°N 3.1134°W, ST228813 |
Monmouthshire | MM121 |
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Morganstown Castle Mound | Motte | Radyr and Morganstown | 51°31′45″N 3°15′28″W / 51.5291°N 3.2579°W, ST128818 |
Glamorganshire | GM256 |
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Twmpath Castle | Motte | Rhiwbina | 51°31′56″N 3°13′17″W / 51.5323°N 3.2213°W, ST153822 |
Glamorganshire | GM017 |
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Caer Castell Camp | Motte | Rumney | 51°31′00″N 3°06′56″W / 51.5167°N 3.1156°W, ST226803 |
Glamorganshire | GM216 |
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Castell Coch | Castle | Tongwynlais | 51°32′10″N 3°15′18″W / 51.536°N 3.2549°W, ST130826 |
Glamorganshire | GM206 |
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Relict Seawall on Rumney Great Wharf | Seawall | Trowbridge | 51°29′45″N 3°06′03″W / 51.4958°N 3.1008°W, ST236780 |
Glamorganshire | GM474 |
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Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm | Battery | Butetown | 51°22′47″N 3°07′18″W / 51.3798°N 3.1216°W, ST220651 |
Glamorganshire | GM351 |
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Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One | Staithes | Grangetown | 51°26′52″N 3°10′58″W / 51.4478°N 3.1827°W, ST179727 |
Glamorganshire | GM583 |
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The Wreck of the "Louisa" | Boat | Grangetown | 51°27′33″N 3°10′46″W / 51.4592°N 3.1795°W, ST181740 |
Glamorganshire | GM553 |
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Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement | Gun House | Butetown | 51°27′07″N 3°09′23″W / 51.452°N 3.1564°W, ST197731 |
Glamorganshire | GM618 |
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Melingriffith Water Pump | Pump | Whitchurch | 51°30′44″N 3°14′16″W / 51.5122°N 3.2378°W, ST142799 |
Glamorganshire | GM312 |
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Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences | Battery | Butetown | 51°22′35″N 3°07′17″W / 51.3765°N 3.1214°W, ST220647 |
Glamorganshire | GM595 |
See also
- Listed buildings in Cardiff
- List of Cadw properties
- List of castles in Wales
- List of hill forts in Wales
- Historic houses in Wales
- List of monastic houses in Wales
- List of museums in Wales
- List of Roman villas in Wales