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Wentloog Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Wales. The site dates to the Norman period, likely established in the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the Anglo-Norman settlement and military consolidation of South Wales. The monument comprises a substantial mound with associated bailey, representing the defensive and administrative centre of a Norman lordship controlling the fertile lowlands of the Wentloog Levels. The castle reflects the strategic importance of the Glamorgan region during the medieval period, though it was eventually superseded by later stone fortifications and administrative centres in the area.
Wentloog Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM131. View the official record →
Wentloog Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM131.
Wentloog Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wentloog Castle 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 MM131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Druidstone Standing Stone (1 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Marshfield (1.4 km), Pen-y-Lan Camp (1.6 km).
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