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Fforest Castle Mound is a motte, a raised earthwork fortification typical of early Norman settlement in Wales. Located in Breconshire, the site consists of the characteristic steep-sided artificial mound that would have supported a timber or stone tower during the medieval period. The motte dates to the Norman period, representing the type of defensive structure erected during the Anglo-Norman colonisation of South Wales in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site remains an important archaeological monument, designated under the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monuments scheme as reference BR131, and provides evidence of the military infrastructure established to consolidate Norman control in the region.
Fforest Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR131. View the official record →
Fforest Castle Mound is a motte, a raised earthwork fortification typical of early Norman settlement in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR131.
Fforest Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Fforest Castle 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 BR131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tynewydd Roman road (1.7 km), Caerau Roman Site (1.9 km), Caerau Castle Mound (1.9 km).
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