Twmpath Castle

The following information is provided by Richard Osborne.

There were at one time two motte and bailey castles in northern Cardiff. One located in Whitchurch - and levelled earlier this century - and the other which still stands today called the Twmpath, on the Northern edge of Rhiwbina (near Wenallt Road in Rhiwbina). It still stands a good 30 feet high, although it has a fair amount of vegetation covering it. It is associated with two local legends, one which refers to it being a burial mound erected about 1089 for Iestyn ap Gwrgan, Lord of Glamorgan, although you don`t usually see burial mounds with deep ditches around them! The second legend refers to a story where the Devil piles up some earth in the form of a mound.

Additional Photographs of Twmpath Castle

Below: View of the Brynteg Footpath to Twmpath. You can see the castle just beyond the gate and to the right.

Below: narrow walkway leading to the bailey, accessible from the left hand side of the motte

Below: partial view of the overgrown bailey

Below: Rhiwbina Hill Footpath to the castle, and view of the overgrown ditch at Twmpath Castle