Sully Castle

In the community of Sully.
In the historic county of Glamorgan (Modern authority of Vale of Glamorgan, preserved county of South Glamorgan).

No remains left of small but complex fortified manor of many periods. Destroyed 1828. The excavations of 1963-69 on the site of the castle revealed six phases of occupation ranging from the Romano-British to C17-C18. Four were medieval (phases 2-5) from which were deduced two main periods of building: I, an earthwork (probably a ringwork) of C12 to which a stone keep was added (phases 2-3), and II, a fortified manor-house of C13 and early C14.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House
Timber Castle
Masonry Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST15166834

Books

RCAHMW, 1991, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan Vol3 pt1a: The Early Castles (London: HMSO) EM6 p343-7
Salter, Mike, 1991, The Castles of Gwent, Glamorgan and Gower (Malvern) p64
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p172
Davis, Paul R., 1983, Castles of Glamorgan (Alun Books) p42
Hague, D.B., 1971, in Pugh, T.B. (ed), Glamorgan County History Vol3 The Middle Ages (Cardiff) p447
Homfray, Jeston, 1828, The Castles of the Lordship of Glamorgan (Cardiff) p33 and plate

Journal Articles

Dowdell, Gareth, 1990, 'Excavations at Sully Castle 1963-69' The Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies Vol37
Spurgeon, Jack, 1987, 'The Castles of Glamorgan' Chateau Gaillard Vol13 p209n, 222
Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
Dowdell, 1966, Morgannwg Vol10 p67 [Interim report]

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Sully Castle

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST15166834

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