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Cefn Bryntalch Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located in Wales, representing a form of fortification characteristic of the Norman period and early medieval warfare. The monument comprises the characteristic defensive elements of this castle type: a raised mound, or motte, accompanied by an adjoining bailey, or defended courtyard, with associated earthwork defences. Such structures were typically erected during the eleventh and twelfth centuries as strategic strongpoints for military control and territorial administration. The site's location and design reflect the patterns of Norman settlement and castle-building that characterised the conquest and consolidation of Wales during the medieval period.
Cefn Bryntalch Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG014. View the official record →
Cefn Bryntalch Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located in Wales, representing a form of fortification characteristic of the Norman period and early medieval warfare. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG014.
Cefn Bryntalch Mound & Bailey Castle 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.
Cefn Bryntalch Mound & Bailey Castle 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 MG014.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site 450m NW of Glan Mule (revealed by aerial photography) (5.8 km), Tomen Madoc Castle Mound (6.2 km), Sibwll Wood Camp (6.8 km).
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