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Mill Wood Castle Mound is a motte earthwork located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MM114. The site represents a typical example of Norman or early medieval fortification strategy, employing the motte-and-bailey form of defensive architecture common to Wales and the English borderlands during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The mound itself would have served as the raised platform for a timber or stone tower, providing both defensive advantage and a visible symbol of authority over the surrounding landscape. Though little structural remains survive above ground today, the earthwork preserves important archaeological evidence of medieval military organization and settlement patterns in Wales during the period of Norman expansion and Welsh resistance.
Mill Wood Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM114. View the official record →
Mill Wood Castle Mound is a motte earthwork located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MM114. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM114.
Mill 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 Britain.
Mill 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 MM114.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early Iron Furnace in Woolpitch Wood (6.3 km), Harold's Stones, Standing Stones (6.6 km), Trellech Shrunken Medieval Village (6.8 km).
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