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Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound is a motte, a medieval earthwork fortification consisting of an artificial mound that served as a defensive stronghold. Located in Wales and recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation MG130, the site represents the form of castle construction prevalent in the eleventh and twelfth centuries following the Norman conquest and settlement of Wales. The mound would originally have supported a timber palisade and superstructure, typical of early medieval military architecture before the widespread adoption of stone castles. Such mottes formed part of the network of fortifications used to establish and maintain Norman dominance over the Welsh territories during the medieval period.
Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG130. View the official record →
Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound is a motte, a medieval earthwork fortification consisting of an artificial mound that served as a defensive stronghold. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG130.
Lower Min-y-Llyn 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.
Lower Min-y-Llyn 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 MG130.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Llan Hillfort (6.2 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke (7.4 km), Mount Pleasant Enclosure (7.6 km).
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