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Caer Castell Camp is a motte situated in Wales, forming part of the defensive landscape established during the medieval period. The site comprises an earthwork mound typical of Norman motte-and-bailey fortifications, which functioned as a strategic stronghold in the local territorial network. The physical remains consist of a prominent raised mound that would have supported timber or stone structures for observation and defence. This monument reflects the military engineering and settlement patterns characteristic of the medieval Welsh borders during the period of Anglo-Norman expansion.
Caer Castell Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM216. View the official record →
Caer Castell Camp is a motte situated in Wales, forming part of the defensive landscape established during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM216.
Caer Castell Camp dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Caer Castell Camp 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 GM216.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mellons Churchyard Cross (1 km), Relict Seawall on Rumney Great Wharf (2.6 km), Pen y lan Roman Site (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Caer Castell Camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Caer Castell Camp stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.