I'm still working hard at it. This is my fourth addition to my Welsh Castles Collection. This set has gone fromn Swansea to Cardiff and there is still yet more to do. Please check out my other additions too. Full of info.

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This is the final welsh castles addition due to the fact that I have found so many that I find it hard to keep up with them and post them. There isn't as many castles on this. It is very time consuming. Anyway. Here it is. ENJOY!

Hi Erebus,
I'm sorry to have to tell you that what you have listed as Boverton Castle is not a castle. Its correct name is Boverton Place. The original building on this site was a farm house, and was part of the demesne of the manor of Llantwit Major. Boverton Place was built by Roger Seys c.1589. The Seys family occupied the house until the middle of the 17th century, when it passed into the hands of the Jones family of Fonmon, near Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan. It was occupied until about 1780, and dismantled with the usable parts being sold.

Best wishes,
Countryboy,
PS. I was born in Boverton and have lived here all my life.

Slight geographical error for the location of Rogerstone Castle - its actually at 51�35'03.7"N 3�03'12.81"W, just visible on the ground if you peek over the wall opposite the car lot!

The castle is interesting because the name of the local area - Rogerstone derives from its builder - Roger de Berkerolle. However, as you might expect, the natives weren't too fond of Roger, and they named the area after his rather more ameniable son William, hence Rogerstone in English, and Tre-Gwillym in Welsh!

Any chance of adding the proper castles in North Wales?

I to was born in Boverton and agree with Countryboy I think tha building is the Boverton Castle PUB what is known as the castle is a ruin about 200 yards away.

I now live in the Philippines.

Rich Ruscoe

Hi Erebus

Just to let you know that the location you have given for Barry Castle is incorrect. The ruins are located further to the west near the entrance to Porthkerry Park. I live in Barry and I have pin-pointed the actual location and provided some additional information about the ruins which I trust will be of interest.

Although technically its not a castle, its certainly looks like and regarded as a castle by many visitors and locals alike.

Its therefore deserving to be included in a list of Welsh Castles, albeit with an explanation that its actually a manor house.

Even from a short distance away (Llantwit rugby club) 99% would say its a castle.

Again technically this not a castle but a small fortified manor house, built in the 13th and 14th centuries, but it is known locally as Barry Castle for very good reason.

By the late 13th century the castle had two stone buildings on the east and west sides of a courtyard, but nothing now remains of these above ground. Early in the 14th century the castle was strengthened by the addition of a large hall and gatehouse on its south side, and the ruins of these can be seen today.

The castle actually replaced a 11th century earthwork castle.

The castle was constructed by the de Barry family, which gave name to my home town of Barry.

I wish I had the time to properly map the Welsh castles. Perhaps sometime. However, someone else may pick up the task. A good reference is http://www.castlewales.com/home.html