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Bauzans Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Breigan Castle; Brigam; Brigan

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

Spurgeon writes tradition of castle of Stephan Bauzan in Breigan (Brigam) can not be dismissed. Stephan obtained Llansannor and Breigan in 1248 and as a prominent follower of Earl Richard Marshall may have built a castle there. This is claimed to be either Gelli Garn, at SS98207962 (qv) or Breigam Farm, at SS99457984 (qv); Spurgeon rejects both of these site but offers no alternative. To me the obvious site for such a castle would be near Llansannor church presumably the site now occupied by Llansannor Court at SS993774, however Spurgeon does cite evidence for another house in 'Brigan' which I consider to be more likely to be Brigam Farm (where I see evidence of a circular moat on the 1885 OS map) rather than the isolated and inconvenient Gelli Garn.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
Timber Castle
.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Uncertain remains.


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