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Llanthomas Castle Mound is a motte situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. The earthwork comprises a substantial artificial mound typical of Norman and post-Norman defensive architecture in Wales, constructed to command local territory and facilitate administrative control. The site reflects the pattern of motte-and-bailey fortification that characterised Anglo-Norman settlement and territorial consolidation in South Wales during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, it remains an important archaeological record of medieval military architecture and the processes of Norman colonisation in the Welsh Marches.
Llanthomas Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR078. View the official record →
Llanthomas Castle Mound is a motte situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR078.
Llanthomas 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.
Llanthomas 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 BR078.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garden Earthworks at Old Gwernyfed (4.7 km), Pipton Long Barrow (5.8 km), Two bowl barrows and a lime kiln 220m west of Llan Oleu (6 km).
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