Penarth
Penarth is a Town in the county of Vale of Glamorgan (Bro Morgannwg).
There are great places to visit near Penarth.
Penarth History
There are some historic monuments around Penarth:
- Greave Round Barrow
- St Barruch's Chapel
- Flat Holm Coastal and Anti-aircraft Defences
- Dominican Friary
- Tyn y Coed Earthwork
- Cogan Deserted Medieval Village
- Anti-aircraft and Coastal Battery West of Lavernock Point
- St Mellons Churchyard Cross
- Romano-British Farmstead, Dinas Powys Common
- Melingriffith Water Pump
- St Mary's Well Bay Pillbox
- Cross in Llandaff Cathedral
- Two Palmerstonian gun batteries on Steep Holm
- Ely Roman Villa
- Sully Island, Danish Fort
- Leckwith Bridge
- Relict Seawall on Rumney Great Wharf
- Middleton Moated Site
- Dinas Powis Castle
- Llandaff Cathedral Bell Tower
- Pen y lan Roman Site
- Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number One
- Cwm George Camp
- Round Barrow 612m N of Bendrick Rock
- Queen Alexandra Dock Harbour Defence Gun Emplacement
- Pillar-Cross in Llandough Churchyard
- Cooking Mound East of Taff Terrace
- Twmpath, Rhiwbina
- Penarth Churchyard Cross (Now in St Augustine's Church)
- Three Palmerstonian Gun Batteries, Flat Holm
- Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort
- Caer Castell Camp
- The Wreck of the Louisa
- Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff
- Caerau Camp
- Morganstown Castle Mound
History of Penarth
The manor lands were leased to the Earls of Plymouth of St. Fagans Castle. In 1853 the family purchased the manor outright.