Reynoldston Camp

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Reynoldstone

In the community of Reynoldston.
In the historic county of Glamorgan (Modern authority of Swansea, preserved county of West Glamorgan).

Called 'A possible castle site' by King. Recorded as Iron Age hill fort in CARN. Spurgeon writes - The samll univallate ringwork at Reynoldstone has been claimed as a medieval work (Williams; Rees), but its earthworks seem too insubstantial for a castle. Its position on gently sloping ground is unsuited to defence, and there is an early suggestion that pottery recovered from the site was Roman. The site was adjuged to be a small work of the early iron age in RCAHMW.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS48348991

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 94607

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 00161w

Books

King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p173
RCAHMW, 1976, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan Vol1 pt2 (London: HMSO) no644 p31
Rutter, T.G., 1948, Prehistoric Gower (Swansea)
Rees, W., 1932, A Map of South Wales and the Border in the Fourteenth Century (Ordnance Survey) SE Sheet

Journal Articles

Spurgeon, C.J. with Roberts, D.J. and Thomas, H.J., 1999, 'Supposed Castles in Glamorgan; A review' Archaeology in Wales Vol39 27-40
Williams, P.J., 1920, 'Swansea meeting report, Thursday August 12th' Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser6] Vol20 p341

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