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Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound is a motte located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. The site comprises an earthwork mound characteristic of early medieval fortifications erected during the Norman period of Welsh-English border expansion. Its construction reflects the military strategies employed to control and defend the strategically important upland regions of mid-Wales during the medieval period. The mound survives as a significant example of motte-and-bailey earthwork defence architecture, marking an important phase in the medieval settlement and control of Radnorshire.
Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD121. View the official record →
Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound is a motte located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD121.
Castell Cae-Maerdy 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.
Castell Cae-Maerdy 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 RD121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Builth Castle (2.2 km), Caer Beris (2.4 km), Aberedw Hill Round Barrows (5.6 km).
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