Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
High Wall, comprising remains of Marcross Castle, bounding part of SW Farmyard of Village Farm
St. Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Marcross, Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen, St. Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 10 September 1982.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 September 1982
- Locality
- Marcross
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- St. Donats
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.41158, -3.54994
- Cadw reference
- 13306
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the north-west side of the barn at Village Farm.
History
The moated dwelling and enclosure comprising the former Marcross Castle was the local seat of the Van family who had inherited through marriage a moiety of Marcross in mid C13 and who held it until the death of the last of the male line in 1694. In C18, the remains formed part of Castle Farm. The SW enclosure wall dates from the late C13 or early C14.
Exterior
The stretch of medieval walling comprises remains of the SW curtain wall of Marcross Castle. Stretch of high wall of stone rubble with blocked arched light to former first floor hall. To the NW, the wall descends low and on SE it is bounded by a later C20 outbuilding in which no old work appears to remain.
Reason for designation
Included as a historic survival from a substantial castle of regional interest.
Nearby in the register
- Free-standing Outbuilding at Village Farm incorporating remains of Marcross Castle and sited on SWAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Wall, Gatepiers and Gates to the Church of the Holy Trinity running along the roadReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Sundial in the Churchyard of the Church of the Holy TrinityReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church of the Holy TrinityReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.