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Cefn Bryntalch Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Wales, representing a characteristic form of Norman military architecture established in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site comprises a raised mound, or motte, accompanied by an adjoining bailey, or defended enclosure, typical of the rapid fortification strategy employed by Norman lords across Wales and the Marches following the Conquest. Such castles served as centres of military control and territorial authority during the medieval period, functioning both as defensive positions and administrative seats within the landscape of Norman settlement and lordship. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of this important phase in Welsh medieval military history, illustrating the physical form of early medieval fortification before the advent of stone-built castles.
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 fortification located in Wales, representing a characteristic form of Norman military architecture established in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. 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 the UK.
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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