St Donats Castle: terraced gardens looking across the Bristol Channel; originally laid c.1590, restored c19
St Donats Castle: tithe barn, c.1600; now theatre & arts centre; large central doorway with flanking buttresses
St Donats Castle: c16 French hooded chimneypiece at west end of Bradenstoke Hall
St Donats Castle: Bradenstoke Hall roof from Bradenstoke Priory refectory, c.1320
St Donats Castle: interior of Bradenstoke Hall, 1927, constructed by Hearse between the two curtain walls
St Donats Castle: fireplace in the Stradling Hall
St Donats Castle: roof of Stradling Hall; much restored but containing some original timber
St Donats Castle: interior of Stradling Hall
St Donats Castle: Lady Annes Tower at south-west corner of outer curtain; rebuilt for Hearst in 1920s
St Donats Castle: view from the south showing Lady Anne's Tower & Bradenstoke Hall
St Donats Castle: one of several Renaissance motifs with the arms of Stradling
St Donats Castle: late c15 Stradling Hall from inner courtyard with projecting porch
St Donats Castle: the modern north range from the inner court; north-east block to the right is late c15
St Donats Castle: rectangular Mansell's Tower (keep) south of the inner gatehouse; mostly c.1320 with some late c12 work
St Donats Castle: late medieval inner courtyard looking at north-range, north-east block, Mansell Tower (keep) & south-east block
St Donats Castle: north facing c.1320 outer gatehouse; lancet windows light the portcullis room above
Entry Name: St Donats Castle (United World College of the (Atlantic), including entrance Bridge
Listing Date: 16 December 1952
Last Amended: 19 January 2005
Grade: I
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 13325
Building Class: Education
ID on this website: 300013325
Location: The castle stands on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Bristol Channel with the terraced gardens descending to the sea on the south side. The village was originally at the gate and round the church but
County: Vale of Glamorgan
Town: Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
Community: St. Donats (Sain Dunwyd)
Community: St. Donats
Locality: St Donats Castle
Built-Up Area: St Donat's
Traditional County: Glamorgan