List of scheduled monuments in Cardiff

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Cardiff is the capital and largest city in Wales. The county, which takes in a number of smaller settlements around the city, has 28 scheduled monuments. These include sites from every period of Welsh history, from the Neolithic onwards. With four hillforts, six castles and six coastal/port sites, they reflect Cardiff's military and strategic role within South Wales. All but one of the sites on this list are within the historic county of Glamorgan. (A small part of the modern unitary authority area was formerly part of Monmouthshire.)

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Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales. [1] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw [2] with additional material from RCAHMW and Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust.

Scheduled monuments in Cardiff

ImageNameSite typeCommunityLocationDetails Historic County PeriodSAM No
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Cae'rarfau Mid-Glamorgan - geograph.org.uk - 953731.jpg Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber  [ cy; de ]Chambered tomb Pentyrch 51°31′50″N3°19′54″W / 51.5306°N 3.3317°W / 51.5306; -3.3317 (Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber) ,
ST077821
Two upright stones support a large slab of a neolithic chambered tomb. Having been used in the past as a coal store, it is now overgrown in a gardenGlamorganshirePrehistoric
(Neolithic)
GM030
[3]
Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill Round barrow Pentyrch 51°32′37″N3°17′36″W / 51.5436°N 3.2932°W / 51.5436; -3.2932 (Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill) ,
ST104835
GlamorganshirePrehistoric
GM107
[4]
Cooking Mound East of Taff TerraceBurnt mound Radyr and Morganstown 51°30′45″N3°14′56″W / 51.5126°N 3.2488°W / 51.5126; -3.2488 (Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace) ,
ST134800
GlamorganshirePrehistoric
GM427
[5]
Caerau hillfort, Cardiff.JPG Caerau Hillfort Hillfort Caerau, (also Ely) 51°28′03″N3°14′54″W / 51.4675°N 3.2484°W / 51.4675; -3.2484 (Caerau Camp) ,
ST133750
Hillfort of some 5 ha, with wooded ramparts. Within the Iron Age hillfort are a ruined church (13th century but possibly pre-Norman) and a castle ringwork. Featured in Time Team dig, April 2012 [6] GlamorganshirePrehistoric
(Iron Age)
GM018
[7]
Llwynda-Ddu Camp Hillfort Pentyrch 51°31′15″N3°17′10″W / 51.5209°N 3.2861°W / 51.5209; -3.2861 (Llwynda-Ddu Camp) ,
ST109810
A small iron age hillfortGlamorganshirePrehistoric
GM180
[8]
Castle Field Camp E of Craig-LlywnHillfort Pontprennau 51°32′58″N3°08′55″W / 51.5494°N 3.1486°W / 51.5494; -3.1486 (Castle Field Camp E of Craig-Llywn) ,
ST204840
GlamorganshirePrehistoric
GM066
[9]
Wenallt Camp, RhiwbinaHillfort Rhiwbina 51°32′14″N3°13′26″W / 51.5373°N 3.2239°W / 51.5373; -3.2239 (Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina) ,
ST152827
GlamorganshirePrehistoric
GM097
[10]
Cardiff Castle from the Animal Wall.jpg Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort Fort Castle 51°28′57″N3°10′52″W / 51.4824°N 3.1811°W / 51.4824; -3.1811 (Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort) ,
ST180765
GlamorganshireRoman
GM171
[11]
Pen y lan Roman SiteSettlement Roath 51°30′06″N3°09′23″W / 51.5017°N 3.1563°W / 51.5017; -3.1563 (Pen y lan Roman Site) ,
ST198787
GlamorganshireRoman
GM296
[12]
Ely Roman VillaVilla Caerau 51°28′40″N3°13′46″W / 51.4777°N 3.2295°W / 51.4777; -3.2295 (Ely Roman Villa) ,
ST147761
GlamorganshireRoman
GM205
[13]
Medieval cross in Llandaff Cathedral Llandaf, yr eglwys gadeiriol Llandaf Cathedral De Cymru South Wales 29.JPG
Medieval cross in Llandaff Cathedral
Cross in Llandaff CathedralCross Llandaff 51°29′44″N3°13′03″W / 51.4956°N 3.2176°W / 51.4956; -3.2176 (Cross in Llandaff Cathedral) ,
ST155781
GlamorganshireEarly Medieval
GM115
[14]
The old Leckwith road bridge crossing the River Ely - Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 1393595.jpg Leckwith Bridge Bridge Canton, (also Michaelston) 51°28′12″N3°12′43″W / 51.4699°N 3.212°W / 51.4699; -3.212 (Leckwith Bridge) ,
ST159752
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM014
[15]
Cardiff Blackfriars, Bute Park, Cardiff (3).jpg Blackfriars Priory (dominican), Bute Park Friary Castle 51°29′00″N3°11′07″W / 51.4832°N 3.1853°W / 51.4832; -3.1853 (Dominican Friary) ,
ST177766
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM173
[16]
Ruins of Castell Morgraig.jpg Castell Morgraig Castle Lisvane, (also Caerphilly) 51°33′07″N3°12′47″W / 51.5519°N 3.213°W / 51.5519; -3.213 (Castell Morgraig) ,
ST159843
(Site is on the border with Caerphilly)GlamorganshireMedieval
GM031
[17]
Llandaff Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 356818.jpg Llandaff Cathedral Bell TowerBell Tower Llandaff 51°29′43″N3°13′07″W / 51.4953°N 3.2186°W / 51.4953; -3.2186 (Llandaff Cathedral Bell Tower) ,
ST154780
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM013
[18]
Ruins of Bishop's Palace. Llandaff, Cardiff - geograph.org.uk - 3366.jpg Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff Bishop's Palace Llandaff 51°29′40″N3°13′02″W / 51.4945°N 3.2172°W / 51.4945; -3.2172 (Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff) ,
ST155779
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM073
[19]
St Mellons Churchyard Cross, December 2020 04 (cropped).jpg St Mellons Churchyard CrossCross Old St Mellons 51°31′33″N3°06′48″W / 51.5258°N 3.1134°W / 51.5258; -3.1134 (St Mellons Churchyard Cross) ,
ST228813
MonmouthshireMedieval
MM121
[20]
Morganstown Castle Mound 3.jpg Morganstown Castle Mound Motte Radyr and Morganstown 51°31′45″N3°15′28″W / 51.5291°N 3.2579°W / 51.5291; -3.2579 (Morganstown Castle Mound) ,
ST128818
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM256
[21]
Twmpath Castle (2).jpg Twmpath Castle Motte Rhiwbina 51°31′56″N3°13′17″W / 51.5323°N 3.2213°W / 51.5323; -3.2213 (Twmpath, Rhiwbina) ,
ST153822
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM017
[22]
Caer Castell Camp 0194.jpg Caer Castell Camp Motte Rumney 51°31′00″N3°06′56″W / 51.5167°N 3.1156°W / 51.5167; -3.1156 (Caer Castell Camp) ,
ST226803
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM216
[23]
Castle Coch From Morganstown.jpg Castell Coch Cadw logo.png Castle Tongwynlais 51°32′10″N3°15′18″W / 51.536°N 3.2549°W / 51.536; -3.2549 (Castell Coch) ,
ST130826
GlamorganshireMedieval
GM206
[24]
Sea Defence at Peterstone Great Wharf - geograph.org.uk - 441247.jpg Relict Seawall on Rumney Great WharfSeawall Trowbridge 51°29′45″N3°06′03″W / 51.4958°N 3.1008°W / 51.4958; -3.1008 (Relict Seawall on Rumney Great Wharf) ,
ST236780
GlamorganshirePost-Medieval/Modern
GM474
[25]
Flat Holm Canon.jpg Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm Battery Butetown 51°22′47″N3°07′18″W / 51.3798°N 3.1216°W / 51.3798; -3.1216 (Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm) ,
ST220651
GlamorganshirePost-Medieval/Modern
GM351
[26]
Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number OneStaithes Grangetown 51°26′52″N3°10′58″W / 51.4478°N 3.1827°W / 51.4478; -3.1827 (Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One) ,
ST179727
GlamorganshirePost-Medieval/Modern
GM583
[27]
The Wreck of the "Louisa"Boat Grangetown 51°27′33″N3°10′46″W / 51.4592°N 3.1795°W / 51.4592; -3.1795 (The Wreck of the "Louisa") ,
ST181740
GlamorganshirePost-Medieval/Modern
GM553
[28]
Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun EmplacementGun House Butetown 51°27′07″N3°09′23″W / 51.452°N 3.1564°W / 51.452; -3.1564 (Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement) ,
ST197731
GlamorganshirePost-Medieval/Modern
GM618
[29]
Melingriffith water pump - geograph.org.uk - 145827.jpg Melingriffith Water Pump Pump Whitchurch 51°30′44″N3°14′16″W / 51.5122°N 3.2378°W / 51.5122; -3.2378 (Melingriffith Water Pump) ,
ST142799
GlamorganshirePost-Medieval/Modern
GM312
[30]
Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft DefencesBattery Butetown 51°22′35″N3°07′17″W / 51.3765°N 3.1214°W / 51.3765; -3.1214 (Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences) ,
ST220647
GlamorganshirePost-Medieval/Modern
GM595
[31]
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References

  1. Cadw: Ancient Monuments and Scheduling.. Retrieved 25 April 2013
  2. Cadw will send their list as a spreadsheet, or other electronic formats, on request, as indicated at www.whatdotheyknow.com. This list uses information dated May 2012
  3. coflein NPRN: 93016. GGAT PRN: 00620m. Cadw SAM: GM030: Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber
  4. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM107: Five Round Barrows on Garth Hill
  5. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM427: Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace
  6. Time team article on caerau hillfort
  7. coflein NPRN: 94517. GGAT PRN: 00093s. Cadw SAM: GM018: Caerau Camp
  8. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM180: Llwynda-Ddu Camp
  9. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM066: Castle Field Camp E Of Craig-Llywn
  10. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM097: Wenallt Camp, Rhiwbina
  11. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM171: Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort
  12. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM296: Pen y lan Roman Site
  13. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM205: Ely Roman Villa
  14. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM115: Cross in Llandaff Cathedral
  15. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM014: Leckwith Bridge
  16. coflein NPRN: 307772. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM173: Dominican Friary
  17. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM031: Castell Morgraig
  18. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM013: Llandaff Cathedral Bell Tower
  19. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM073: Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff
  20. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: MM121: St Mellons Churchyard Cross
  21. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM256: Morganstown Castle Mound
  22. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM017: Twmpath, Rhiwbina
  23. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM216: Caer Castell Camp
  24. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM206: Castell Coch
  25. coflein NPRN: 275880. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM474: Relict Seawall on Rumney Great Wharf
  26. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM351: Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm
  27. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM583: Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One
  28. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM553: The Wreck of the "Louisa"
  29. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM618: Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement
  30. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM312: Melingriffith Water Pump
  31. coflein NPRN: not yet identified. GGAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: GM595: Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences