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Goytre Wood Castle Mound is a motte dating to the Norman period, located in Monmouthshire, Wales. The earthwork consists of a prominent artificial mound typical of early Norman defensive architecture, constructed to command the local landscape and serve as a fortified stronghold during the medieval period. Such mottes were commonly erected in Wales and the Welsh Marches following the Norman Conquest, functioning as military centres from which Norman lords could exert control over newly conquered or contested territories. The monument remains substantially preserved as an archaeological earthwork and is registered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Welsh heritage protection system.
Goytre Wood Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM138. View the official record →
Goytre Wood Castle Mound is a motte dating to the Norman period, located in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM138.
Goytre Wood Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Goytre Wood 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 MM138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tramway Embankment of Grosmont Railway (2.9 km), St. Cadoc's Churchyard Cross, Llangattock Lingoed (3.4 km), Pen y Clawdd Castle Mound (5.4 km).
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