List of scheduled monuments in Bridgend County Borough

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Bridgend County Borough stretches from the south coast of Wales up to the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons. The 57 scheduled monuments cover over 4,000 years of the history of this part of South Wales. There are chambered tombs of the Neolithic, and burial cairns and standing stones of the Bronze Age, Iron Age hillforts, and a Roman villa. Four early medieval sites and 23 from the medieval post-Norman period cover defences, dwellings, stones and churches. Finally the modern period, beginning with an Elizabethan manor house, marks 400 years of industrial history, and ends at defenses from World War II. All of the sites on this list (and the whole of Bridgend County Borough) are within the historic county of Glamorgan.

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.

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Scheduled monuments in Bridgend

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Name	Site type	Community	Location	Details	Period	SAM No & Refs
Coity Burial Chamber	Chambered tomb	Coity Higher	51.5262°N 3.5482°W / 51.5262; -3.5482 (Coity Burial Chamber), SS926819	Ruins of a Neolithic chambered tomb, with four large stone slabs	1.2Prehistoric (Neolithic)	GM068 ^[3]
Tythegston Long Barrow	Long barrow	Merthyr Mawr	51.5008°N 3.6371°W / 51.5008; -3.6371 (Tythegston Long Barrow), SS864792	Chambered tomb toward the east end of a long mound	1.2Prehistoric (Neolithic)	GM022 ^[4]
Ogof y Pebyll Bone Cave	Cave	Pencoed	51.5159°N 3.5131°W / 51.5159; -3.5131 (Ogof y Pebyll Cave), SS951807	Cave in which have been found flint flakes and the teeth of numerous mammals	1.3Prehistoric (Neolithic or Bronze Age?)	GM434 ^[5]
Bryn Defaid Mound	Round cairn	Garw Valley	51.6126°N 3.6071°W / 51.6126; -3.6071, SS888916	Bronze Age cairn on the ridge between Maesteg and Blaengarw	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM249 ^[6]
Round Barrow on the Werfa	Round barrow	Ogmore Valley, (also Garw Valley)	51.6359°N 3.5711°W / 51.6359; -3.5711 (Round Barrow on the Werfa), SS913941	Round barrow on the crest of the Mynnydd Llangweinwyr ridge	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM499 ^[7]
Bridgend Standing Stone	Standing stone	Bridgend	51.5039°N 3.5832°W / 51.5039; -3.5832 (Bridgend Standing Stone), SS902795	Standing stone with several feint 'cup mark' decorations. It stands by a footpath that leads to Bridgend Bowls Club	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM145 ^[8]
Cefn Cross Standing Stone	Standing stone	Cefn Cribwr	51.5314°N 3.6248°W / 51.5314; -3.6248 (Cefn Cross Standing Stone), SS873826	Standing stone, 2m high, triangular in section, and tapering to a blunt point. Further stones may once have stood in the vicinity.	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM241 ^[9]
Garn Lwyd Cairn	Round cairn	Garw Valley	51.5997°N 3.5609°W / 51.5997; -3.5609 (Cairn Lwyd), SS919901	A stone-filled hole just below the crest of a hill on Llangeinor Common, between the Garw and Ogmore valleys	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM238 ^[10]
Groes y Bwlchgwyn Round Cairn	Round cairn	Garw Valley	51.605°N 3.6055°W / 51.605; -3.6055 (Croes y Bwlchgwyn Round Cairn), SS889907	Possible round barrow, now in impenetrable pine forest.	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM250 ^[11]
Carn y Hyrddod	Round cairn	Ogmore Valley	51.629°N 3.5618°W / 51.629; -3.5618, SS919934	Grass covered mound in a commanding position on Llangeinor Common	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM243 ^[12]
Mynydd Caerau Round Cairns	Round cairn	Maesteg	51.6373°N 3.6058°W / 51.6373; -3.6058 (Mynydd Caerau Round Cairns), SS889943	A group of 6 cairns around the summit of Mynydd Caerau	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM232 ^[13]
Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow	Round barrow	Merthyr Mawr	51.5057°N 3.6564°W / 51.5057; -3.6564 (Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow), SS851798	Burial cairn 2m high covered in stones, possibly cleared from nearby fields, in the corner of a field 1 km north of Tythegston	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM025 ^[14]
Hutchwns round barrow	Round barrow	Porthcawl	51.4849°N 3.7098°W / 51.4849; -3.7098 (Hutchwns round barrow), SS813776	Partial survival of a round barrow near a public park. A modern standing stone has been placed alongside it.	1.4Prehistoric (Bronze Age)	GM103 ^[15]
Pant-y-Pyllau Enclosure	Earthwork (unclassified)	Coity Higher	51.5306°N 3.5478°W / 51.5306; -3.5478, SS927824	Banked enclosure with external ditches. Parts destroyed by farm buildings and tracks.	1.5Prehistoric (Unknown)	GM426 ^[16]
Mynydd y Gaer	Hillfort	Coychurch Higher	51.5544°N 3.482°W / 51.5544; -3.482 (Mynydd y Gaer), SS973849	Hillfort enclosing 1ha of land, with a pronounced bank and ditch	1.5Prehistoric (Iron Age)	GM084 ^[17]
Ty'n y Warn Camp, Cwm Llwyd	Hillfort	Coychurch Higher	51.5565°N 3.5178°W / 51.5565; -3.5178 (Camp at Cwm Llwyd), SS948852	An Iron Age hillfort near Ty'n y Warn farm, on a low spur in the Cwm Llwyd valley	1.5Prehistoric (Iron Age)	GM356 ^[18]
Twmpath Diwlith Round Barrow	Round barrow	Maesteg, (also Margam)	51.5858°N 3.687°W / 51.5858; -3.687 (Twmpath Diwlith Round Barrow), SS832887	Round barrow which contained burnt bones, excavated in 1921	1.5Prehistoric	GM557 ^[19]
Y Bwlwarcau (The Bulwarks)	Hillfort	Llangynwyd Middle	51.5839°N 3.6771°W / 51.5839; -3.6771 (Y Bwlwarcau), SS839885	Iron Age enclosure, but with earlier and later occupations, including medieval house platforms	1.5Prehistoric (Iron Age)	GM059 ^[20]
Merthyr Mawr Warren	Unclassified site	Merthyr Mawr	51.4813°N 3.6386°W / 51.4813; -3.6386 (Merthyr Mawr Warren), SS863770	Area of dunes within which numerous burial sites and other findspots have been uncovered, especially during sand and gravel extraction	1.5Prehistoric	GM432 ^[21]
Pen-y-Castell Camp	Hillfort	Pyle	51.5312°N 3.6704°W / 51.5312; -3.6704 (Pen-y-Castell Camp), SS842826	Hillfort enclosure east of Pyle	1.5Prehistoric (Iron Age)	GM240 ^[22]
Chapel Hill Camp	Hillfort	Merthyr Mawr	51.4906°N 3.6018°W / 51.4906; -3.6018 (Chapel Hill Camp), SS889780	Small hilltop camp. St Roques chapel, lying within the enclosure, gives its name to the hill.	1.5Prehistoric (Iron Age)	GM248 ^[23]
Cae Summerhouse Camp	Enclosure	Merthyr Mawr	51.4894°N 3.6375°W / 51.4894; -3.6375 (Cae Summerhouse Camp), SS864779	Settlement site with intensive 1st to 4th century occupation in a defended enclosure	1.6Prehistoric (Iron Age & Roman)	GM102 ^[24]
Dan-y-Graig Roman villa	Villa	Porthcawl	51.4893°N 3.6717°W / 51.4893; -3.6717 (Dan-y-Graig Roman villa), SS840780	Roman villa with agricultural buildings. Partly excavated in 1985-86	2Roman (Mainly 3rd-4th centuries)	GM587 ^[25]
Nottage Court Inscribed Stone	Inscribed stone	Porthcawl	51.49°N 3.7005°W / 51.49; -3.7005 (Nottage Court Inscribed Stone), SS820781	Roman milestone with 3 Latin inscriptions plus possible Ogham moved to its current location in a garden at Nottage Court in the 19th century, from SS763890, now Port Talbot Docks	2.1Roman	GM040 ^[26]
Bwlch yr Afan Dyke	Dyke	Ogmore Valley	51.6444°N 3.5617°W / 51.6444; -3.5617 (Bwlch yr Avan Dyke), SS920951	192m long double bank with central ditch, crossing a saddle south of Werfa summit	3Early Medieval (8th or 9th century)	GM246 ^[27]
Coychurch Celtic Cross-Shaft in Church	Cross	Coychurch Lower	51.5062°N 3.5294°W / 51.5062; -3.5294, SS939796	Celtic Cross, inscribed 'EBISSAR/S?'	3.9Early Medieval (11th century)	GM213 ^[28]
Merthyr Mawr pre-Norman Stones	Cross base	Merthyr Mawr	51.4856°N 3.6105°W / 51.4856; -3.6105 (Pre-Norman Stones in Churchyard), SS882775	A series of locally found stone pillars, slabs and crosses, now housed in a shelter within Merthyr Mawr St Teilo churchyard	3.9Early Medieval	GM169 ^[29]
Vervil Dyke	Dyke	Merthyr Mawr	51.4848°N 3.6014°W / 51.4848; -3.6014 (Vervil Dyke), SS889774	A bank and ditch runs between the rivers Ogmore and Eweny. Traces of a parallel bank imply a settlement enclosure	3.9Early Medieval	GM465 ^[30]
Mynydd Ty Talwyn Ancient Farms 1	House platform	Llangynwyd Lower	51.5628°N 3.651°W / 51.5628; -3.651 (Mynydd Ty Talwyn Ancient Farms), SS856861	House platforms near summit of Ty-Talwyn	4Medieval	GM092 ^[31]
Mynydd Ty Talwyn Ancient Farms 2	House platform	Llangynwyd Lower	51.5637°N 3.6463°W / 51.5637; -3.6463 (Mynydd Ty Talwyn Ancient Farms), SS859862	House platforms on west side of Ty-Talwyn	4Medieval	GM093 ^[32]
Croes Siencyn Incised Stone	Cross-marked stone	Cornelly	51.5275°N 3.6989°W / 51.5275; -3.6989 (Pyle Incised Stone), SS822823	Badly weathered incised cross, standing in a garden in Marlas Road, Pyle	4Medieval	GM036 ^[33]
Conbelani Stone in St Roque's Chapel	Cross	Merthyr Mawr	51.4908°N 3.6021°W / 51.4908; -3.6021, SS888780	Inscribed pillar cross, originally on the river bank at Merthyr Mawr. Another cross pillar, the Goblin Stone, is also in the ruined chapel	4Medieval	GM026 ^[34]
Cross in Tythegston Churchyard	Cross	Merthyr Mawr	51.4967°N 3.6471°W / 51.4967; -3.6471 (Cross in Tythegston Churchyard), SS857788	Sandstone slab set in a modern socket, in St Tudwg's churchyard, Tythegston	4.1Medieval (11th century)	GM214 ^[35]
Remains of Llangewydd Church & Churchyard	Church	Laleston	51.5161°N 3.6221°W / 51.5161; -3.6221, SS875809	Remains of St Cewydd's Church, demolished in the 13th century	4.1Medieval (11th century)	GM237 ^[36]
Coity Castle	Castle	Coity Higher	51.5221°N 3.5534°W / 51.5221; -3.5534 (Coity Castle), SS923814	Circular castle with 3-storey keep. Fell into ruin by the 18th century.	4.2Medieval (12th century)	GM004 ^[37]
Derwen Moated Site	Moated Site	Coity Higher	51.5304°N 3.5666°W / 51.5304; -3.5666 (Derwen Moated Site), SS914824	A moat, possibly in former parkland of Coity Castle, with no visible trace of habitation.	4.2Medieval	GM444 ^[38]
Kenfig Castle & Medieval Town	Castle	Cornelly	51.5292°N 3.7297°W / 51.5292; -3.7297 (Kenfig Castle & Medieval Town), SS80182	Castle and walled borough, abandoned to the dunes. Castle excavated in 1920s	4.2Medieval (12th century)	GM042 ^[39]
Llangynwyd Castle	Castle	Llangynwyd Middle	51.5852°N 3.6591°W / 51.5852; -3.6591 (Llangynwyd Castle), SS851886	Medieval fortress with twin-towered gatehouse and curtain walls. Abandoned after the end of the 13th century	4.2Medieval (12th century)	GM085 ^[40]
Newcastle Castle, Bridgend	Castle	Bridgend	51.5089°N 3.583°W / 51.5089; -3.583 (Newcastle Castle), SS902800	Built from 1180s, it has a rectangular keep and Norman gateway. Site is a steep hill above the river, in the centre of Bridgend	4.2Medieval (12th century)	GM063 ^[41]
Stormy Castle	Motte	Cornelly	51.5206°N 3.6647°W / 51.5206; -3.6647 (Stormy Castle), SS845815	Castle Motte built by Geofrey Sturmi. By 1166 it was owned by Margam Abbey	4.2Medieval (12th century)	GM217 ^[42]
Garth Hill Platform House	Platform house	Maesteg	51.5976°N 3.6305°W / 51.5976; -3.6305 (Garth Hill Platform House), SS871900	Platforms of medieval long hut settlement	4.3Medieval	GM552 ^[43]
Earthwork & Platform Houses N of Nant Fadog	Platform house	Llangynwyd Lower	51.5584°N 3.6462°W / 51.5584; -3.6462, SS859856	Scatter of long hut platforms of a deserted settlement along the Nant Fadog valley side.	4.3Medieval	GM340 ^[44]
St Roque's Chapel	Chapel	Merthyr Mawr	51.4908°N 3.6021°W / 51.4908; -3.6021 (St Rogue's Chapel), SS888780	Ruined medieval chapel, sited inside Chapel Hill Camp, within the park of Merthyr Mawr House	4.3Medieval	GM247 ^[45]
Bryncynan, Mynydd Ty-talwyn	Deserted Rural Settlement	Llangynwyd Middle	51.5688°N 3.6449°W / 51.5688; -3.6449 (British Fortified Residence), SS860868	House platforms and hollow ways of a deserted medieval village	4.4Medieval	GM086 ^[46]
Candleston Castle	Manor	Merthyr Mawr	51.4829°N 3.6269°W / 51.4829; -3.6269 (Candleston Castle), SS871772	Lightly fortified manor house overlooking Merthyr Mawr Warren, which continued in occupation until the 19th century.	4.4Medieval (14th century)	GM095 ^[47]
Coychurch Churchyard Cross	Cross	Coychurch Lower	51.506°N 3.5293°W / 51.506; -3.5293 (Coychurch Churchyard Cross), SS939796	Massive stone steps up to a hexagonal cross in St Crallog's churchyard.	4.4Medieval	GM212 ^[48]
Merthyr Mawr Churchyard Cross	Cross	Merthyr Mawr	51.4853°N 3.6103°W / 51.4853; -3.6103 (Merthyr Mawr Churchyard Cross), SS882774	Octagonal cross with part of its original finial, set in three steps of sandstone	4.4Medieval (14th century)	GM226 ^[49]
Bridgend Old Bridge	Bridge	Bridgend	51.5068°N 3.5803°W / 51.5068; -3.5803 (Bridgend Old Bridge), SS904798	Stone bridge over the river Ogmore, with 3 arches. It is now a footbridge	4.5Medieval (15th century)	GM049 ^[50]
Cefn Hirgoed Rabbit Warren	Pillow mound	St Bride's Minor, (also Coity Higher)	51.534°N 3.5642°W / 51.534; -3.5642, SS916828	Three pillow mounds, medieval warrens built to house rabbits. Now alongside the M4, near Sarn Park Services	4.5Medieval	GM491 ^[51]
New Inn Bridge	Bridge	Merthyr Mawr	51.4936°N 3.5989°W / 51.4936; -3.5989 (New Inn Bridge), SS891783	Stone bridge with 4 arches, near Bridgend. Two openings allow sheep washing, giving an alternate name of 'Dipping Bridge'	4.6Medieval (16th century or older)	GM050 ^[52]
Plas-y-Betws relict garden	House (domestic)	Garw Valley	51.5685°N 3.5807°W / 51.5685; -3.5807 (Plas-y-Betws relict garden), SS905866	Three walled enclosures of the Tudor gardens of Plas-y-Betws Manor House	5.6Post-Medieval/Modern (16th century)	GM589 ^[53]
Angleton Iron Works	Industrial monument	Coity Higher	51.5263°N 3.5809°W / 51.5263; -3.5809, SS904820	Built by Robert Sydney in 1589, it was the only pre-1700 ironworks in Glamorgan. Sandstone slabs are the standing remains, part buried by the railway embankment	5.6Post-Medieval/Modern (16th century)	GM265 ^[54]
Cefn Cribwr Ironworks	Ironworks	Cefn Cribwr, (also Margam)	51.5382°N 3.658°W / 51.5382; -3.658 (Cefn Cribwr Ironworks), SS851834	The Bedford Ironworks were built by John Bedford in 1771. Standing remains include 3 kilns, a smelting house and an 1820s beam engine house	5.8Post-Medieval/Modern (18th century)	GM417 ^[55]
Bryndu Coke Ovens	Coke Oven	Cornelly	51.5383°N 3.6755°W / 51.5383; -3.6755 (Bryndu Coke Ovens), SS838834	At least 8 brick ovens remain from a large coking plant built in the 1840s	5.9Post-Medieval/Modern (19th century)	GM493 ^[56]
Maesteg Blast Furnaces	Blast Furnace	Maesteg	51.6114°N 3.6643°W / 51.6114; -3.6643 (Maesteg Blast Furnaces), SS848916	A blast furnace and engine house of the Llynfi Cambrian Ironworks remains standing near the centre of Maesteg. The buried foundations of three more furnaces lie to the north.	5.9Post-Medieval/Modern (19th century)	GM418 ^[57]
Tondu Ironworks	Ironworks	Ynysawdre	51.5482°N 3.6007°W / 51.5482; -3.6007 (Remains of Tondu Ironworks), SS891844	Well preserved mid 19th century ironworks with coking ovens, blast furnaces and wrought iron works. Now open to the public as Tondu Iron Park	5.9Post-Medieval/Modern (19th century)	GM433 ^[58]
Royal Ordnance Factory Pillbox	Pillbox	Coychurch Lower	51.5028°N 3.5665°W / 51.5028; -3.5665, SS913793	Two-storey concrete Type 22 pillbox from World War II, built into the Great Central railway embankment, to defend the railway junction	6Post-Medieval/Modern	GM605 ^[59]