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St. Quentin’s Castle
Castillo de San Quintín
St. Quentin’s Castle (Llanblethian, Castle Hill, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan) – located just a half hour (13 miles) west of Cardiff, this castle was said to have been first built sometime during the 12th century (before many of Wales’ other castles were constructed). This courtyard castle doesn’t look completed because it wasn’t – local royalty who owned it during the early 1300s (Earl Gilbert de Clare) had some stonework done to it, but was killed in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, before the castle that currently stands was completed. It was reportedly in ruins as early as the 1700s. Free admission. Hours: 10 am – 4 pm daily.