Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sundial at St Donat's Castle
St. Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Donat's Castle, Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen, St. Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 19 January 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 19 January 2005
- Locality
- St Donat's Castle
- Town
- Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
- Community
- St. Donats
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.40030, -3.53245
- Cadw reference
- 83484
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 bottom level of lawn at St Donat's Castle about 50m north of The Cavalry Barracks.
History
Dating probably from the end of the C19, 1880-1900.
Exterior
Sandstone and limestone; the steps and base would appear to be limestone and the shaft and top sandstone. In the style of a C15 pillar piscina. Octagonal base with two moulded steps and a double moulded base stone. Octagonal shaft with moulded sunk panels. Top with eight panels of leafwork carving. Plain gnomon.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest and group value as a part of St. Donat's Castle and its associated gardens.
Nearby in the register
- The Cavalry BarracksEducationunder 1 mi
- Walls, Steps, Terraces, Pavilion, Summerhouses and Cottage attached to wall of the Hanging GardensDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sea Walls and Towers at St Donats CastleDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cottage against the south-east wall of the Churchyard of the Church of St DonatDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.