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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.

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 Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber [cy; de] 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
Medieval cross in Llandaff Cathedral
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 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
Outline of the demolished Blackfriars Priory Blackfriars Priory (dominican), 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 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 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 Castle Twmpath Castle 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 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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