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Ringwork and Bailey at Gelligarn is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Glamorgan, Wales, and forms part of the important network of Norman fortifications established throughout South Wales during the twelfth century. The monument comprises a ringwork—a circular or oval defensive enclosure formed by banks and ditches—alongside a bailey, representing a common form of early medieval military architecture adopted by Norman settlers and their Welsh contemporaries. Such earthwork fortifications were typically constructed rapidly and served as administrative and defensive centres for the consolidation of territorial control during the Norman period. The site demonstrates the characteristic engineering practices of the twelfth and possibly thirteenth centuries, when such ringworks and baileys formed the initial phase of fortification development before the construction of more substantial stone castles in the region.
Ringwork & Bailey at Gelligarn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM377. View the official record →
Ringwork and Bailey at Gelligarn is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Glamorgan, Wales, and forms part of the important network of Norman fortifications established throughout South Wales during the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM377.
Ringwork & Bailey at Gelligarn dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ringwork and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ringwork & Bailey at Gelligarn 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 GM377.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Morfa House Round Barrow (8.6 km), Round Barrows South of Monkton (8.7 km), Caermead Roman Site (8.7 km).
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