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Caer Beris is a motte and bailey castle in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of South Wales. The monument consists of a substantial mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of early Norman fortification deployed to establish control over the Welsh territories. The site sits within the broader landscape of Norman military expansion in the region, where such earthwork castles served as administrative centres and defensive strongholds. Caer Beris is recorded in the Cadw heritage monuments database as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important example of the early medieval military architecture that characterised Norman settlement patterns in Wales.
Caer Beris is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR093. View the official record →
Caer Beris is a motte and bailey castle 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 BR093.
Caer Beris dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Caer Beris 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 BR093.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmhindda Deserted Rural Settlement (3.5 km), Hendy Long Hut (4.8 km), Banc y Celyn Stone Circle (4.9 km).
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