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Castell Foel-Allt is a motte and bailey castle located in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a typical example of Norman defensive architecture from the post-conquest period. The site comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a raised mound, or motte, accompanied by an adjacent bailey, the characteristic layout employed throughout Wales and the Marches following the Norman invasion of 1066 and subsequent campaigns of consolidation. The castle's location in Radnorshire reflects the strategic importance of this frontier region during the medieval period, where such fortifications served to establish and maintain Norman control. Though now reduced to earthwork remains, Castell Foel-Allt preserves evidence of the defensive networks that were fundamental to the medieval military occupation of Wales.
Castell Foel-Allt is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD060. View the official record →
Castell Foel-Allt is a motte and bailey castle located in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a typical example of Norman defensive architecture from the post-conquest period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD060.
Castell Foel-Allt 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 Foel-Allt 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 RD060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Womaston Castle Mound (7.2 km), Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm (7.2 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Ditchyeld Bridge to County Boundary (7.4 km).
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