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Castle Ringwork 850m ENE of Ty'n-y-Coed is a medieval ringwork located in Glamorgan, Wales, and represents a form of Norman fortification typical of the twelfth century. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork with a raised central platform surrounded by a defensive bank and ditch, a common design for smaller baronial strongholds in the Welsh marches during the early medieval period. Such ringworks served as administrative and defensive centres for Norman lords establishing control over conquered Welsh territories. The site is recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation GM613 and remains an important archaeological record of Norman settlement patterns in medieval Wales.
Castle Ringwork 850m ENE of Ty'n-y-Coed is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM613. View the official record →
Castle Ringwork 850m ENE of Ty'n-y-Coed is a medieval ringwork located in Glamorgan, Wales, and represents a form of Norman fortification typical of the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM613.
Castle Ringwork 850m ENE of Ty'n-y-Coed dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ringwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castle Ringwork 850m ENE of Ty'n-y-Coed is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is GM613.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Medieval Mill & Mill Leat Cliffwood (6.7 km), East Orchard Manor House (6.7 km), Westward Corner Round Barrow (6.8 km).
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