id: sig-20260722-report-gm042
site_id: gb-cynffig-kenfig-medieval-town
attribute: designation_report
value: 'Reference Number

  GM042

  Name

  Kenfig Castle & Medieval Town

  Date of Designation

  Status

  Designated

  Unitary Authority

  Bridgend

  Community

  Cynffig

  Easting

  280103

  Northing

  182564

  Broad Class

  Defence

  Site Type

  Castle

  Period

  Medieval

  The monument consists of the remains of a fortified medieval town and castle. Ramparts comprising
  a bank and ditch define the town enclosure at the south west and the north east angles forming
  a roughly quadrangular enclosure of about 3.34 ha. The rampart disappears to the south under
  the large dunes over the south west quarter of the town. To the north it ends in front of
  the south end of a building. In the south west area of the town, the rampart re-emerges
  from the dunes and runs straight for 76m to the south west, fronted by a wide ditch. The
  castle keep is c. 14x15m, with a 2 m. wide entrance at the south west corner. The walls
  are composed of stone and pebbles and are c. 2 m. thick. They stand 3-4m. The south side
  is the lowest, with an external height of 1-2 m. and internal height of 2.5 m. The north
  wall is the best preserved with an internal height of 3m and with intact gun loop. South
  of the keep is a complex of low walls.

  The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of both
  medieval defensive practices and also urban organization and the growth of towns. The monument
  is well preserved and important relic of the medieval landscape. It retains significant
  archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of both structural evidence
  and intact associated deposits.

  The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related
  evidence may be expected to survive.'
source_url: http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=2235
source_title: Scheduled Monument Full Report — Kenfig Castle & Medieval Town
publisher: Cadw
observed_date: '2026-07-22'
collected_by: scripts/build_assessment_batch.py
confidence: high
notes: The designation text. Assess the six bands against THIS evidence only; omit any band
  it does not speak to.