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Motte castle 230m north west of Nant-y-bar is a Norman defensive earthwork comprising a substantial mound with an associated bailey. The monument dates to the Norman period, likely raised during the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the military consolidation of the Welsh Marches. The motte itself survives as a prominent earthen mound which would originally have supported a timber palisade and possibly a wooden tower, whilst the bailey provides evidence of the wider defensive and domestic precinct. This site exemplifies the widespread motte-and-bailey castle form that characterised early Norman settlement and military strategy in the Marcher lands of Herefordshire.
Motte castle 230m north west of Nant-y-bar is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014542. View the official record →
Motte castle 230m north west of Nant-y-bar is a Norman defensive earthwork comprising a substantial mound with an associated bailey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014542.
Motte castle 230m north west of Nant-y-bar is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014542.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 350m NNE of Abbey Farm (2.8 km), Craswall Priory, associated building remains, pond bays and hollow ways (3.3 km), Twyn-y-Beddau Round Barrow (4.4 km).
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