COWBRIDGE TOWN WALLS

Site Details

NPRN
307612
Map Reference
SS97SE
Grid Reference
SS99397469
Unitary (Local) Authority
The Vale of Glamorgan
Old County
Glamorgan
Community
Cowbridge with Llanblethian
Type of Site
TOWN DEFENCES
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval;Post Medieval

Site Description

Remains of a stone curtain, describing a pentagonal figure about the central part of the borough of Cowbridge (Nprn33125), established c.1254.
There are extensive remains of the S part of the circuit, including the South Gate and two angle towers. The circuit is thought to have been recorded in the e.14th c.
(sources: Robinson 1980, 44-7; Os495card; SS97SE6.6-6.7)
RCAHMW AP955148/57-8
J.Wiles 14.01.03