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Cwrt y Gaer Ringwork is a medieval domestic ringwork located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MM067. The site comprises a circular or oval earthwork with an enclosing bank and ditch, characteristic of ringworks constructed during the Norman period and High Middle Ages as fortified residences. Such monuments typically date from the eleventh to thirteenth centuries and served as defended homesteads for minor nobility and landholding gentry. The ringwork's form reflects a practical defensive strategy suited to the Welsh Marches and border territories, where small-scale fortifications provided security without the expense of stone castellation.
Cwrt y Gaer Ringwork is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM067. View the official record →
Cwrt y Gaer Ringwork is a medieval domestic ringwork located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MM067. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM067.
Cwrt y Gaer Ringwork dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ringwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cwrt y Gaer Ringwork 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 MM067.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanvaches Castle (8 km), Talgarth settlement earthworks (8.3 km), Five Lanes Roman Site (8.9 km).
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