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Wentloog Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in the Vale of Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of South Wales in the late eleventh century. The monument comprises a substantial mounded earthwork typical of early Norman fortifications, constructed to establish military control over the lowland territories of the region. The castle represents an important example of the rapid fortification programme undertaken by Norman lords to consolidate their holdings in South Wales during the twelfth century. The site is now preserved as an archaeological monument under Cadw's guardianship, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and remains a significant record of Norman settlement and military strategy in medieval Wales.
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, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of South Wales in the late eleventh century. 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 Britain.
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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