Llangewydd Castle, Laleston (The Gatehouse Record)

Llangewydd Castle, Laleston

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Llangenydd

In the community of Laleston.
In the historic county of Glamorgan.
Modern authority of Bridgend.
Preserved county of Mid Glamorgan.

OS Map Grid Reference: SS875809
Latitude 51.51624° Longitude -3.62221°

Llangewydd Castle, Laleston has been described as a probable Timber Castle.

There are no visible remains.

Description

Castle probably of motte & bailey type. Was probably destroyed between 1202 & c.1218 by the Monks of Margam Abbey - Nothing visible on aerial photographs. (Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust HER)

Castle given to Neath Abbey in about 1210. Renn writes destroyed 1202-18. Brown writes "Little is known of this castle which may have been held by a mense lord (of Gower lordship)"

Comments

Probably stood near to the former church of St Cewydd.

Sources of information, references and further reading

The County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) for this site is/are 01151m.

Books
- Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 254 (listed as destroyed)
  RCAHMW, 1991, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan Vol. 3 Part 1a: The Early Castles (London: HMSO) VE3 p. 157-9
  Salter, Mike, 1991, The Castles of Gwent, Glamorgan and Gower (Malvern) p. 75 (slight)
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 171
  Renn, D.F., 1973 (2 edn.), Norman Castles of Britain (London: John Baker) p. 355
Periodical Articles
- Cowley, F.G., 1967, 'Llangewydd: an unrecorded Glamorgan Castle' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 116 p. 204-6
  Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol. 74 p. 249-280 (Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p. 90-121) view online copy (subscription required)
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete, particularly for the major royal castles and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Brewer, J.S. (ed), 1873, Giraldi Cambrensis opera Vol. 4 Speculum Ecclesiae; De Vita Galfridi Archiepiscopi Eboracensis sive Certamina Galfridi Eboracensis Archiepiscopi (London: Longman Rolls Series 21) p. 134

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