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Doghill, Dyffryn

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Worleton; Dog Hill

In the community of St Nicholas And Bonvilston.
In the historic county of Glamorgan (Modern authority of Vale of Glamorgan, preserved county of South Glamorgan).

A near-square moated raised platform, 31.5-33m across, 46-48m overall, the moat having been embanked on the N and W side, and fed by a leat (reported as destroyed 1978) at the SW angle, stone abutment for bridge. Worleton was a possible seat of the Bishop of Llandaff in 1332. Doghill is interpreted as a corruption of the name de Horguill. The Mitdehorguill family were subtenants of the Corbets in the area from C12 and probably held Coed-y-Cwm (qv) as their caput.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry foundations remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST09267195

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Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 307725

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 00378s

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