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Bryn y Cwm Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Flintshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh century. The site comprises an earthwork consisting of a raised mound, or motte, accompanied by an adjacent bailey enclosure, representing the characteristic defensive architecture employed by Norman settlers in Wales during the early phases of conquest and settlement. The monument's strategic location reflects the typical siting of such fortifications to command local territory and communication routes. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it survives as an important archaeological record of Norman military expansion and the establishment of feudal authority in the Welsh borderlands.
Bryn y Cwm Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL064. View the official record →
Bryn y Cwm Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Flintshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL064.
Bryn y Cwm Mound & 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 the UK.
Bryn y Cwm Mound & 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 FL064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: Section N & E of New Brighton (6.2 km), Rhual-Isaf Round Barrow (6.6 km), Taylor's Pottery (6.8 km).
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