East Orchard Castle

While it is called a castle, it was not fortified in the style of one and is officially classed as post-medieval and broadly defined as a domestic manor house dwelling. The historic site in its entirety contains a manor house, a barn, a chapel and a dovecote (able to house roughly 200 birds). probably during the revolt of 1316. The Orchards were built by the Berkerolles family, who received the land from Robert Fitzhammon after the conquest of Glamorgan 1091. It was passed to the Stradling family from St Donats in the 1400s, who improved the building over the centuries before selling it in 1756. the house having been dismantled from 1756. Some features such as windows and fireplaces are…