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Kemeys Inferior Mound and Bailey Castle is a ringwork and bailey fortification located in Monmouthshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of South Wales. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey enclosure, characteristic of early Norman defensive architecture in the Welsh borderlands. Like many such fortifications, it represents the military infrastructure established by Norman lords to consolidate control over newly conquered Welsh territories and to defend against Welsh resistance. The monument survives as earthwork remains and is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, Wales's historic monuments service.
Kemeys Inferior Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM039. View the official record →
Kemeys Inferior Mound and Bailey Castle is a ringwork and bailey fortification located in Monmouthshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM039.
Kemeys Inferior Mound & Bailey Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ringwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Kemeys Inferior 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 MM039.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishton Castle (5.8 km), Deserted Medieval Village W of St Mary's Church (6.3 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (6.3 km).
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