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Llanilid Castle
The story
History of Llanilid Castle
Llanilid is a small settlement of in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is in the historic county of Glamorgan.
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- Coordinates
- 51.522, -3.475
In depth
The fuller history
Since the time of the Norman Conquest Llanilid and neighbouring Llanharan were part of the Welsh lordship of Ruthin, one of the lordships of Glamorgan in the cantref of Penychen. The region was wild and heavily wooded, consisting of scattered hamlets in the clearings and the land was predominantly taken to pastoralism. Tradition states that Rhys ap Jestyn was granted lordship of the region by the Normans, but there is little historical proof of this.
Key dates
- 1540When the order was dissolved in 1540, Milton was purchased by John Thomas Bassett of Bonvilston.
- 1881This work was completed around 1881 after a sum of £380 was found to repair the building from its then ruinous state.
- 2009The £330m development saw its first major international film, Ironclad released in 2009.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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