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Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG019. The site comprises an earthen mound, characteristic of Norman defensive architecture established in Britain following the eleventh-century conquest, with an associated bailey or outer enclosure typical of early medieval fortification design. Motte and bailey castles of this period represent a rapid and economical form of castle construction, employing earth and timber rather than stone, and were widely deployed throughout Wales during the Norman expansion and subsequent medieval period. The earthwork remains at Domen Castell preserve evidence of this significant phase of medieval military architecture and settlement in the Welsh landscape.
Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG019. View the official record →
Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG019. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG019.
Domen Castell Mound and 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 Britain.
Domen Castell 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 MG019.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section from Cwm By-Road to Hem Road (7.1 km), Offa's Dyke: two sections running 400yds (370m) S of Camlad Stream Also in Powys: Wales (8.5 km), Offa's Dyke: section 2/3 mile (1170m) long, N from southern boundary of Rownal Covert (8.6 km).
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