Llantrithyd Ringwork
Has been described as a Certain Timber Castle (Ringwork)
There are earthwork remains
Name | Llantrithyd Ringwork |
Alternative Names | Llantrythyd Ringwork; Llantrythyd Moat; Llantrithyd Castle; Llanthrithyd |
Historic Country | Glamorgan |
Modern Authority | Vale of Glamorgan |
1974 Authority | South Glamorgan |
Community | Llancarfan |
An oval enclosure, c.54m NE-SW by 46m, defined by a bank and ditch, destroyed by quarrying on the NW. Excavations in 1960s, produced evidence for a strong encience, gateway and internal structures, broadly dated to 1100-1150. Residual Romano-British material may indicate re-use of an earlier enclosure. (Coflein)
A grass covered earthwork partly enclosing the top of a hillock, consists of a ditch with a slight inner bank around the W, E and S sides. Excavated; shown to be castle-ringwork. (Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust HER)
The monument comprises the remains of an embanked enclosure containing the remains of a rectangular building, which probably dates to the medieval period. The site is situated on level ground on the east side of a valley close to a stream. A bank and ditch measuring c. 55m by 45m, enclose the north, east and south sides with evidence for a rectilinear building in the north-east corner. The north-western side of the enclosure has been removed through past quarrying. (Scheduling Report)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid Reference | ST045727 |
Latitude | 51.4454689025879 |
Longitude | -3.37480998039246 |
Eastings | 304550 |
Northings | 172720 |