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Walls of Walled Gardens at Fonmon Castle

A Grade II Listed Building in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4043 / 51°24'15"N

Longitude: -3.3719 / 3°22'19"W

OS Eastings: 304665

OS Northings: 168142

OS Grid: ST046681

Mapcode National: GBR HP.QLKJ

Mapcode Global: VH6FH.HYRW

Plus Code: 9C3RCJ3H+P6

Entry Name: Walls of Walled Gardens at Fonmon Castle

Listing Date: 30 September 2004

Last Amended: 30 September 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 83164

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300083164

Location: On the north and west sides of Fonmon Castle.

County: Vale of Glamorgan

Town: Barry

Community: Rhoose (Y Rhws)

Community: Rhoose

Locality: Fonmon

Traditional County: Glamorgan

Tagged with: Walled garden

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History

Probably mostly late C17, and a part of the 1656-85 improvements to the castle undertaken by Colonel Philip Jones and Oliver Jones, though they may incorporate some changes; and they have been repaired and extended in the C19. The outer walls of the main rectangle are the older part. There is a programme of repair at the present time (winter 2003).

Exterior

Walls of local limestone rubble varying between about 2m and 3m in height, some capped with flat coping stones and some partly broken at the tops. The walls vary in thickness and some may be earlier than others. They enclose three main compartments but are themselves continuous. There is a long narrow garden to the north of the house, a large square one to the north-west of the house and a later narrow one to the west. The main north and east walls are thick ones and these could possibly bear some relation to a medieval bailey or be built from stone taken from the medieval walls, but see History.

Reasons for Listing

Included for their group value within the gardens of Fonmon Castle.

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