Southwest Central trail/Llwybr Canolog De-orllewin
Llanblethian Castle/Castell Llanblethian
The ruins of this twelfth century Norman castle with fourteenth century additions are rectangular in shape and there is a twin towered gatehouse. The site is in Llanblethian, Cowbridge off the A48 west of Cardiff towards Bridgend.
St Donat's Castle/Castell Sain Dunwyd
Dating back to the twelfth century the majority of the remains are thirteenth (such as the inner and outer gateway) with considerable additions made in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This site has been in continuous use and is located off the B4265 to the west of Llantwit Major.
Dunraven Hillfort
The remains of this promontory Iron Age fort can still be seen despite coastal erosion and the ramparts are visible. The site is located close to Southerndown at the headland of Trwyn y Witch along the coast northwest from St Donat's on the southern end of Dunraven Bay close to Ogmore.
Ogmore Castle/Castell Ogwyr
This oval shaped Norman castle was constructed around 1115 with further fourteenth century additions and is on the site of a previous wood and earth structure. The remains include a stone curtain wall, fireplace, parts of the first floor, west wall, gatehouse, roundtower and close by a vaulted cellar. The site is located northwest of the village of Ogmore-by-Sea on of the B4524 on the east bank of the River Ogmore and south bank of the River Ewenny about two and a half miles southwest of Bridgend.
Candleston Castle/Castell Candleston
Built in the fourteenth century this fortified manor now consists of a wall around a courtyard, tower and hall. It is located less than a mile northwest of Ogmore Castle and southwest from Merthyr Mawr.
Newcastle Castle/Castell Newydd
This circular Norman castle was built at the beginning of the twelfth century and the remains include towers, curtain wall, hall and an impressive gateway. It is located northeast from Merthyr Mawr and off the A4063 by the River Ogmore in Bridgend.
Coity Castle/Castell Coity
The remains on this site are of the fourteenth century castle which was the result of the rebuilding of a twelfth century Norman ringwork castle. The remains are made up of an inner ward, keep, chapel, range and keep. The inner ward is bordered by a ditch and curtain wall with one side having the remains of a fifteenth century gatehouse. The site is located off the A4061 two miles northeast of Bridgend.
Kenfig Castle/Castell Cynffig
Little is left of the original twelfth century Norman site, but later rebuilding has left the remains of a stone keep, square tower and thick walls. It is located about five miles north west of Porthcawl, on a small road west off the B4283, northwest of North Cornelly.
Neath Castle/Castell Castell-nedd
The site is that of a twelfth century castle that replaced an earlier Norman one. Attacked and burnt by Llewellyn ap Iorwerth, it was rebuilt in stone. It was sacked again in the fifteenth century and the gatehouse seen today was built. Sections of the curtain wall also remain. The location of the castle is in the centre of Neath.
Carn Llechart
A cairn made up of 25 stones that surround a central burial ciste. About one mile north west of Rhyd-y-Fro off a minor road, off the A474 north of Neath and Pontardawe.