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Great House Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Breconshire, Wales, dating from the Norman period following the conquest of Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument comprises a substantial earthen mound, typical of early Norman defensive architecture, with an associated bailey or outer enclosure, representing a common form of military settlement established during the Anglo-Norman expansion into Welsh territory. Such fortifications served both defensive and administrative functions, providing focal points for Norman control of the surrounding landscape and population. The site, now designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, retains sufficient earthwork remains to convey the scale and arrangement characteristic of motte and bailey castles of this period.
Great House Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR080. View the official record →
Great House Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Breconshire, Wales, dating from the Norman period following the conquest of Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR080.
Great House Mound & 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 the UK.
Great House Mound & 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 BR080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb (6.8 km), Trefecca Fawr Garden Earthworks (6.9 km), Cefn Barn Ringwork (7.2 km).
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