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Clyro Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the eleventh-century conquest and settlement of the region. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork mound characteristic of early medieval military architecture, designed to command the local landscape and serve as a centre of lordly authority. Its strategic location within the upland border country reflects the Norman policy of establishing defended settlements to consolidate control over Welsh territories and facilitate Anglo-Norman penetration of the marches. The site remains an important archaeological record of the transition from Welsh to Anglo-Norman dominance in this part of mid-Wales during the High Middle Ages.
Clyro Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD066. View the official record →
Clyro Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the eleventh-century conquest and settlement of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD066.
Clyro Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clyro 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 RD066.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Lodge Long Barrow (6.4 km), Remains of Blaenau Stone Circle (6.7 km), Great House Mound & Bailey Castle (7 km).
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