St Donat's Castle

St Donat's Castle, St Donats, Wales, is a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, about 16 miles (26 km) to the west of Cardiff, and about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) to the west of Llantwit Major. Positioned on cliffs overlooking the Bristol Channel, the site has been occupied since the Iron Age, and was by tradition the home of the Celtic chieftain Caradog. The present castle's origins date from the 12th century when the de Haweys and later Peter de Stradling began its development. The Stradlings held the castle for four hundred years, until the death of Sir Thomas Stradling in a duel in 1738.

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St Donats Castle
castle, house, St. Donat's Castle Estate, 

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Location: 51.402, -3.5334, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Rhiw Saeson Battle ⓘ
  battle fought near Llantrisant, Wales in 873

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  Battle of Pant Câd-Einion ⓘ
  battle which took place between Coitty and Pencoed, Wales in 982

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  Battle of Ystradowain ⓘ
  battle fought near Cowbridge in 1027

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  Battle of Rhymney ⓘ
  1071 battle in Wales between Caradog ap Gruffudd of Gwynllwg and the invading Normans

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  Battle of Cardiff Castle ⓘ
  battle at Cardiff Castle, Wales, between invading Normans and local Welsh army

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  Battle of Kenfig ⓘ
  battle fought in 1243, 6 miles west of Bridgend, Wales

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  Battle of Caerphilly Castle ⓘ
  1270 battle fought by invading Normans against the native Army of Wales

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  Siege of Cardiff ⓘ
  1326 siege

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  Battle of Stalling Down ⓘ
  1403 battle

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  Coity Castle Siege ⓘ
  

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  Battle of St Fagans ⓘ
  1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

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  Cardiff Blitz ⓘ
  bombing of Cardiff, Wales during World War II

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  Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point ⓘ
  

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  Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences ⓘ
  

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  Lavernock Battery ⓘ
  coastal battery on the Welsh side of the Severn Estuary

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  Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm ⓘ
  

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  Cardiff Landaff Sub Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Cardiff, UK

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  Cardiff Regional War Room ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Cardiff, UK

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  Landaff Court WW2 Control Cardiff ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Cardiff, UK

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  Llwynypia Rhondda Cynon Taff Joint Emergency Centre ⓘ
  civil defence centre in

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  ROF Brackla ⓘ
  armaments factory and bunker in Bridgend, Wales

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  Castell Coch ⓘ
  castle in Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, UK

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  Dunster Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Dunster, Somerset. UK  

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  Llantrisant Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK  

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  St Donat's Castle ⓘ
  castle in St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales  

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  St Fagans Castle ⓘ
  Elizabethan manor house in St Fagans, Cardiff, Wales  

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  St Quintins Castle ⓘ
  castle in Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK  

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  Cardiff Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cardiff, Wales  

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  Coity Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Newcastle Castle ⓘ
  castle in Bridgend, Wales, UK  

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  Ogmore Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, UK  

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  Caerphilly Castle ⓘ
  castle in Caerphilly, Wales  

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  Summerhouse Fort ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in Vale of Glamorgan. On the cliffs in the far south-easterly corner of Llantwit major Community set in the centre of Summerhouse Camp.

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  Barry War Museum ⓘ
  museum in Barry Island

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  Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Barry

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  Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier ⓘ
  museum in Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom   

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873 Rhiw Saeson Battle

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982 Battle of Pant Câd-Einion

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1027 Battle of Ystradowain

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1071 Battle of Rhymney

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1233 Battle of Cardiff Castle

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1243 Battle of Kenfig

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1270 Battle of Caerphilly Castle

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1326 Siege of Cardiff

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1403 Battle of Stalling Down

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1404 — 1405 Coity Castle Siege

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1648 Battle of St Fagans

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1940 — 1944 Cardiff Blitz

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1080 Cardiff Castle

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1100 Coity Castle

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1106 Newcastle Castle

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1106 Ogmore Castle

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1268 Caerphilly Castle

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2010 Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier

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St. Donat's Castle, Glamorganshire

St. Donat's castle, Glamorganshire (1131992)

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St. Donats castle, Glamorganshire (1128976)

Ancient cross at Donat's, Glamorganshire

St. Donats, or St. Denwits castle, Glamorganshire

The north-west view of St. Donats castle, in the county of Glamorgan

St. Donats castle, on the coast of Glamorganshire - the wreck of the Rothsay steam packet

St. Donat's or, St. Denwit's castle, Glamorganshire

• Castles - , 1993
• St. Donat's Castle - painting by Edmund John Niemann, 1993
• St Donat's Castle (SS 9343–6810)—A Recent Revised Interpretation by the R.C.A.H.M. Wales - scientific article published in January 1993

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	500	Kingdom of Glywysing		Wikidata
area	region	580	Kingdom of Morgannwg		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	873	Rhiw Saeson Battle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	982	Battle of Pant Câd-Einion	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1027	Battle of Ystradowain	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1071	Battle of Rhymney	Normans, battle, Caradog ap Gruffudd	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1233	Battle of Cardiff Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1243	Battle of Kenfig	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1270	Battle of Caerphilly Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1326	Siege of Cardiff	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1403	Battle of Stalling Down	Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1404	Coity Castle Siege	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of St Fagans	battle, Roundhead, Cavalier	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Cardiff Blitz	Nazi Germany, United Kingdom, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM UB-20	Type UB II submarine, U-boat	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lavernock Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cardiff Landaff Sub Control	civil defense center, Cardiff Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Cardiff Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Landaff Court WW2 Control Cardiff	civil defense center, Cardiff City Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Llwynypia Rhondda Cynon Taff Joint Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		ROF Brackla	filling factory, Explosive ROF, Royal Ordnance Factory, munitions factory, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Castell Coch	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunster Castle	National Trust, historic house museum, motte-and-bailey castle, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Llantrisant Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Donat's Castle	house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Fagans Castle	manor house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		St Quintins Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Cardiff Castle	local authority museum, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Coity Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Newcastle Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Ogmore Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1268	Caerphilly Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Summerhouse Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Barry War Museum	military museum, organization	Wikidata
site	museum		Glamorgan Wartime Heritage Centre	heritage center, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier	independent museum, museum, Cardiff Council, military museum, organization	Wikidata
commons	image		Atlanticcollege1		Commons
commons	image		St. Donat's Castle, Glamorganshire		Commons
commons	image		St. Donat's castle, Glamorganshire (1131992)		Commons
commons	image		Atlanticcollege1		Commons
commons	image		St. Donats castle, Glamorganshire (1128976)		Commons
commons	image		Ancient cross at Donat's, Glamorganshire		Commons
commons	image		St. Donats, or St. Denwits castle, Glamorganshire		Commons
commons	image		The north-west view of St. Donats castle, in the county of Glamorgan		Commons
commons	image		St. Donats castle, on the coast of Glamorganshire - the wreck of the Rothsay steam packet		Commons
commons	image		St. Donat's or, St. Denwit's castle, Glamorganshire		Commons