What is recorded here

Penrice Castle Ring, also called Mounty Borough or Monty Brough, stands as a medieval ringwork in Swansea, Wales. Its earthworks and buried stones suggest a fortified home where people watched the coast, stored goods, and faced unknown dangers. The name itself sounds like a mouthful of local pride, as if the castle were both a burden and a treasure.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Penrice Castle Ring;Mounty Borough;Monty Brough as Castle; Ringwork from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Penrice Castle Ring, also known as Mounty Borough or Monty Brough, is a medieval ringwork thought to have been built in the 13th or 14th century, likely by a local landholding family for defensive purposes. It is important as a rare surviving example of a ringwork castle in Wales, illustrating early medieval military architecture and settlement patterns in the region.

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