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Montgomery Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated on a commanding hilltop near the town of Montgomery in Powys, Wales. Founded in the early twelfth century, likely by Roger de Montgomery or his successors, the castle served as a strategic stronghold controlling the border region between Norman Wales and the Welsh kingdoms to the west. The site comprises a substantial motte with a stone keep, surrounded by bailey earthworks and defensive ditches that reflect the castle's military importance across several centuries of occupation. The castle remained significant throughout the medieval period and into the early modern era, eventually being slighted in the seventeenth century following the English Civil War.
Montgomery Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG022. View the official record →
Montgomery Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated on a commanding hilltop near the town of Montgomery in Powys, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG022.
Montgomery Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Montgomery 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 MG022.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 1km south east of Hopton Bank (8.1 km), Lower Short Ditch (Northern Part) (8.3 km), Sibwll Wood Camp (8.4 km).
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