Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
South Gate
Cowbridge with Llanblethian, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Gatehouse
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Cowbridge with Llanblethian
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.46116, -3.45050
- SAM number
- GM136
- Cadw record number
- 3390
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a gatehouse probably dating to the medieval period. The monument is characterised by a gateway with one or more chambers over the entrance arch; the flanking towers housing stairs and additional rooms. The gateway stands in the town of Cowbridge and spans the road leading into Cowbridge from Llanblethian, the castle on which the borough was dependant. It is c. 3.5m high, open in the middle, with pointed archways at either end. It possibly dates the 14th century.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of entrance architecture. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques. A gatehouse may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- South Gate (Porth y Felin)Domesticunder 1 mi
- The Boot House at Grammar SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
- Rose Cottage, including forecourt garden wallsDomesticunder 1 mi
- SE Wall To former Grammar School GardenEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.