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Castell Coch is a motte and bailey castle located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the invasion of 1066. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound surrounded by a bailey, representing a typical example of early Norman fortification strategy employed during the conquest and consolidation of Wales. The castle's strategic position reflects the Norman expansion into the Welsh borderlands, where such fortifications served as military strongholds and administrative centres. The earthwork remains, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference BR081, preserve evidence of this important phase of medieval Welsh and Norman military architecture.
Castell Coch is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR081. View the official record →
Castell Coch is a motte and bailey castle located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the invasion of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR081.
Castell Coch dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castell Coch 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 BR081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Cairn and Ring Cairn South of Twyn-y-Glog (6.2 km), Glynneath Gunpowder Works (6.6 km), Craig y Ddinas Hillfort (6.7 km).
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