A carved wooden Dragon stands approx 10 feet tall, on the lawn in front of Margam Castle.
The Dragon is the National Emblem of Wales, and is also featured on the Welsh Flag.
The Dragon can be traced back to the Legends in The Mabinogion.
"The Mabinogion is an assembly of Welsh Stories that were taken from Two Ancient books called the 'Red Book of Hergest' and the earlier book 'The White Book of Rhydderch' . They tell the stories of people in ancient British Celtic times, some of the stories have been placed from approx 500 BC." Text Source: (
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"A popular Dragon myth or legend is, 'St George, slaying the Dragon'.
Saint George is the Patron Saint of many countries around the world, including: Romania, Bulgaria, Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, India, Iraq, Lithuania, Israel, Portugal, Serbia, Ukraine and Russia.
St George also has the patronage and recognised by the following Cities, Genoa, Amersfoort, Beirut, Fakiha, Bteghrine, Cáceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Kumanovo, Ljubljana, Pomorie, Preston, Qormi, Rio de Janeiro, Lod, Lviv, Barcelona, Moscow, Tamworth and the Maltese island of Gozo." Text Source: (
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"Margam Country Park - Set in 1000 acres of glorious parklands, Margam Country Park offers beauty, history, wildlife and a wide range of facilities to make it a great day out for all the family. Located in Port Talbot, South Wales." Text Source: (
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Opening times
•Open Mar - Oct, Mon - Sat, 10am - 5pm
Margam Country Park
Margam
Port Talbot
SA13 2TJ