NPRN307612
Map ReferenceSS97SE
Grid ReferenceSS9939074690
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityCowbridge with Llanblethian
Type Of SiteTOWN DEFENCES
PeriodPost Medieval
DescriptionRemains 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