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Castle Tower, Penmaen: A Norman Ring-work in Glamorgan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

Leslie Alcock  and
E. J. Talbot
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Summary

Castle Tower, a ring-work of Norman character, was shown by excavation to have two main structural phases, dated by pottery to XII—early XIII century A.D. In the first phase, there was an elaborate timber gate-tower, and wooden buildings in the interior. After the gate had been burned down, the entrance was refashioned in stone, and a dry stone hall was constructed.

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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , September 1966 , pp. 178 - 210
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1966

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