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Walterston ringwork is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM251. The monument comprises a circular or oval earthwork with a substantial bank and ditch, typical of ringwork fortifications constructed during the Norman period in Wales, likely dating to the twelfth or thirteenth century. Such ringworks served as modest defensive structures and administrative centres for Norman lords and their Welsh contemporaries, occupying a functional middle ground between simple manorial sites and more substantial castles. The earthwork remains visible as an upstanding monument, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and territorial control in the region.
Walterston ringwork is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM251. View the official record →
Walterston ringwork is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference GM251. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM251.
Walterston ringwork dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Walterston 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 GM251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Medieval Mill & Mill Leat Cliffwood (4.7 km), Westward Corner Round Barrow (4.9 km), The Bulwarks Camp (5 km).
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