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Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr is a medieval ringwork situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR098. The monument comprises a circular or oval defensive earthwork typical of the 11th to 13th centuries, consisting of a bank and ditch enclosing a small internal space. Such ringworks served as fortified residences for minor nobility and were far more common in Wales and the border regions than the larger stone castles that dominated lowland England.
The site sits on Ashgill Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that underlies much of this landscape. This geology would have influenced both the construction of the earthwork and the drainage characteristics of the enclosed area. The substantial banks would have been built from soil excavated during ditch construction, creating a distinctive relief visible in the landscape around Coed Ty-Mawr.
Ringworks such as this represent the everyday military architecture of the medieval period, providing defensible strongholds without the vast expense of stone construction. Unlike more elaborate castles, these modest fortifications could be rapidly constructed and maintained by local lords, making them practical solutions for territorial control and protection across the Welsh and border territories.
Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR098. View the official record →
Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr is a medieval ringwork situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR098.
Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ringwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr 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 BR098.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stone SSE of Dol-y-Felin (2.8 km), Earthworks SW of Church (2.8 km), Roman Fortlet (revealed by aerial photography), Disserth (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.