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Pencoed Castle

Wales · 16th century

Founded
c. 1550
Heritage status
National Monument of Wales · Grade II* listed building
Location
Langstone
Elevation
65 m
Coordinates
51.60033°, -2.85897°
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Pencoed Castle in Wales
Photo: Ben Salter from Wales · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Pencoed Castle is a ruined Tudor mansion, largely dating from the 16th century, in the parish of Llanmartin, now within the city of Newport, south Wales. It is located about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of Llanmartin village, and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south-east of Llandevaud, at the end of a farm lane.

Some outbuildings, which may be habitable, exist on the grounds. The property was sold in September 2020 but specifics were not provided as to the new owner or the plans for the property. In the meantime, it remained in ruins, not open to the public.

Text adapted from “Pencoed Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Pencoed Castle ranks #6,563 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #105 of the 107 mapped in Wales. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bristol, 24 km away. See how Wales compares in the castle statistics.

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