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Llandow Castle-Ringwork is a medieval ringwork located in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The site consists of a circular or oval earthwork with a raised central platform and surrounding defensive ditch, a form of fortification characteristic of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The ringwork represents an important phase of Norman defensive settlement in South Wales during the period of Anglo-Norman expansion into the region following 1066. Such ringworks served as military strongholds for Norman lords establishing control over conquered Welsh territories, typically housing timber structures within their defended perimeters before the construction of more substantial stone castles.
Llandow Castle-Ringwork is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM515. View the official record →
Llandow Castle-Ringwork is a medieval ringwork located in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM515.
Llandow Castle-Ringwork dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ringwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llandow Castle-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 GM515.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Illtud's Church, Early Medieval Cross, Cross Shafts and Pillar (5.1 km), Llantwit Major Gatehouse (5.1 km), The Chantry House (5.1 km).
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