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Castle Nimble is a motte and bailey castle situated in Radnorshire, Wales. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork mound typical of Norman defensive architecture, dating to the medieval period following the Norman settlement of the region. The site represents the characteristic form of early medieval fortification employed during the consolidation of Norman control in the Welsh Marches, with its raised mound designed to support timber or stone defensive structures. The castle's earthwork remains survive as testament to the strategic importance of this location in the medieval landscape of Radnorshire.
Castle Nimble is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD046. View the official record →
Castle Nimble is a motte and bailey castle situated in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD046.
Castle Nimble dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castle Nimble 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 RD046.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Worsell Wood cairn cemetery (1.9 km), Castle Twts (4.9 km), Mound 150yds (140m) N of church (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Castle Nimble'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.
Castle Nimble stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.