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Dingestow Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Monmouthshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of the region in the late eleventh century. The site comprises a substantial motte with an associated bailey, representing a typical example of early Norman fortification strategy in the Welsh Marches. The castle was constructed to establish Norman control over the local territory and would have served defensive and administrative functions characteristic of such earthwork fortifications. The monument remains visible as earthwork features and is recorded under Cadw's scheduled monument designation MM113, preserving evidence of Norman settlement and military organisation in medieval Wales.
Dingestow Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM113. View the official record →
Dingestow Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Monmouthshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of the region in the late eleventh century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM113.
Dingestow 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.
Dingestow 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 MM113.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early Iron Furnace in Woolpitch Wood (6.6 km), Tump Terrett Castle Mound (6.7 km), Harold's Stones, Standing Stones (6.8 km).
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