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Cwm-Meurig-Isaf Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, and represents a typical form of medieval defensive fortification constructed in the Norman period following the late eleventh century. The site comprises a raised mound, or motte, which would have supported a timber or stone superstructure, accompanied by an attached bailey or defended courtyard, characteristic of early medieval castle design employed across Wales during the period of Norman expansion. Such fortifications served as administrative and military centres for the control of surrounding territories. The monument is recorded and protected under the Cadw scheduling system as an important example of medieval defensive architecture in the region.
Cwm-Meurig-Isaf Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD031. View the official record →
Cwm-Meurig-Isaf Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, and represents a typical form of medieval defensive fortification constructed in the Norman period following the late eleventh century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD031.
Cwm-Meurig-Isaf Mound and Bailey Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cwm-Meurig-Isaf Mound and 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 CD031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryngwyn Bach Round Cairn Cemetery (5 km), Carn Fflur Round Cairn Cemetery (6 km), Garn Gron Round Cairn Cemetery (7.1 km).
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