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Alexanderstone Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of South Wales. The monument comprises a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of military architecture deployed by Norman lords to establish control over newly conquered Welsh territories. Such fortifications served dual functions as defensive strongholds and administrative centres for the imposition of feudal authority across the region. The earthworks remain substantially preserved and are recorded under Cadw's scheduling as monument reference BR045.
Alexanderstone Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR045. View the official record →
Alexanderstone Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR045.
Alexanderstone Mound and Bailey Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Alexanderstone Mound and Bailey Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is BR045.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early Medieval Cross in St Brynach’s Church, Llanfrynach (4.3 km), Ty Illtyd Long Barrow (4.5 km), Coed y Caerau Camp (6.1 km).
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