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Gadlys, Llanilid

In the community of Llanharan.
In the historic county of Glamorgan (Modern authority of Rhondda Cynon Taff, preserved county of Mid Glamorgan).

An enclosure measuring 51.8m on the N, fronting a wet marshy area, 42.6m (W), 62.4m (S) and 50.2m (E). An internal scarp isolates the W third of the site connected with a now-vanished building. The entrance was just W of the SE angle. Tentatively dated to 1245-1314. Spurgeon writes that Gadlys signifies military camp, castle bailey, or courtyard, and as late as 1951 the OS map designated it as a 'Roman Camp'. The site is probably the replacement to Llanilid castle (qv) but there is no evidence it was fortified.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
This site is rejected as a medieval fortification or palace.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SS97898113

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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; 300097

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 00386m

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