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Cae-Banal Castle Mound is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Radnorshire, Wales, that dates to the Norman period of medieval Wales. The site consists of a substantial mound typical of early Norman defensive architecture, constructed to command the surrounding landscape and serve as a fortified administrative centre. Such mottes were rapidly constructed during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries as part of the Norman military occupation and settlement of Wales, though this particular example has not been subjected to extensive archaeological excavation that would establish precise construction dates or detailed occupation sequences. The monument survives as a landscape feature of historical importance relating to the medieval military history of the Welsh borderlands and the processes of Norman expansion into Wales.
Cae-Banal Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD108. View the official record →
Cae-Banal Castle Mound is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Radnorshire, Wales, that dates to the Norman period of medieval Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD108.
Cae-Banal Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cae-Banal Castle Mound 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 RD108.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gellidywyll Platform Settlement (6.7 km), Six Stones Stone Circle (7.3 km), Penarth Mount Castle Mound (8 km).
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