Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bovehill Castle
Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, recorded as Manor (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Manor
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.61692, -4.21959
- SAM number
- GM149
- Cadw record number
- 4368
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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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 246 Worms Head (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (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 comprises the remains of medieval manor house probably dating to the 15th century. The castle ruins are situated on the upper edge of a precipitious east-facing scarp with higher ground to the north-west. The walls are built of stone, rubble and mortar - they are approximately 5.0m high and average 1.0m thick. The facings of the remaining walls have largely been removed leaving the crude rubble core. The interior of the castle is at a lower level than the outer ground in the west.
Bovehill Castle is first mentioned as the possession of Llewelyn ab Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales, AD 1195-1240, who bestowed it on a chieftain named Mrogan Gam. It is said to have been repaired and enlarged in the 15th century by Sir Hugh Johnnys. He is also said to have supplied it with water conveyed through lead pipes from a well on the north side of Rhiers Down, called Pipe Well. Portions of lead pipe were discovered in a field at Bovehill.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval secular architecture. The monument is a well-preserved example of its type and forms an important element within the wider medieval context. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information in regard to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
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