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Battle Tump is a mound monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference BR010. The earthwork is associated with Norman military activity in the region during the medieval period, reflecting the strategic importance of Breconshire during the Norman conquest and consolidation of Wales. The monument survives as a substantial raised mound, characteristic of motte-and-bailey fortifications or similar defensive structures of the eleventh to twelfth centuries. Its presence testifies to the military infrastructure established by Norman lords as they sought to control and defend their territories in the Welsh borderlands.
Battle Tump is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR010. View the official record →
Battle Tump is a mound monument located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference BR010. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR010.
Battle Tump dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Battle Tump 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 BR010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron and coal patching at Pen-ffordd-goch (5.4 km), Pwll Du Tunnel (5.6 km), Brake Engine on Hill Pits Tramroad Incline (5.7 km).
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