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Dixton Mound is a motte, a characteristic Norman fortification consisting of an artificial earthen mound constructed to command the landscape near Monmouth in Monmouthshire, Wales. The site dates to the Norman period, likely established in the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the broader programme of military consolidation following the Norman conquest of South Wales. The mound itself remains the most prominent physical feature, typical of early Norman defensive strategy in the Welsh Marches, though evidence of any associated bailey or wooden palisade structures has not been definitively established through archaeological investigation. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register, reflecting its significance as a surviving example of Norman military engineering in Wales.
Dixton Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM125. View the official record →
Dixton Mound is a motte, a characteristic Norman fortification consisting of an artificial earthen mound constructed to command the landscape near Monmouth in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM125.
Dixton Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dixton Mound 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 MM125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Virtuous Well (8.7 km), Trellech Shrunken Medieval Village (8.8 km), Early Iron Furnace in Woolpitch Wood (9.3 km).
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