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Blaenporth Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD070. The site comprises an earthen mound with an associated bailey enclosure, representing a form of medieval defensive architecture characteristic of the Norman period and its aftermath in Wales, likely dating to the twelfth century or later. The motte-and-bailey form, consisting of a raised mound topped by timber or stone palisading with an adjoining fortified enclosure, was a standard defensive solution employed by Norman settlers and Welsh lords throughout the medieval period. Such fortifications served as administrative centres and military strongholds controlling the surrounding landscape and routes.
Blaenporth Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD070. View the official record →
Blaenporth Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD070. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD070.
Blaenporth 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.
Blaenporth 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 CD070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llandygwydd Defended Enclosure (5.9 km), Llwynduris Castle Mound (6.2 km), Onnen-Deg Defended Settlement (6.3 km).
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