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Walterston ringwork is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Glamorgan, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM251. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork comprising a bank and ditch, characteristic of the ringwork form of fortification that was prevalent in Wales and the English borderlands during the Norman period and later medieval centuries. Such ringworks typically served as defended residences or administrative centres for Anglo-Norman lords or their Welsh counterparts during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries. The earthwork remains visible as a topographical feature, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and defensive practice 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, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the 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 Britain.
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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