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Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated in Radnorshire, Wales. The site comprises an earthwork mound typical of Norman and post-Conquest defensive architecture, representing the common strategic response to the settlement and control of the Welsh border region during the medieval period. Such fortifications, characterised by their raised mound and associated bailey enclosure, were rapidly constructed and served as administrative and military centres during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument is recorded under Cadw's Schedule of Ancient Monuments as a significant example of medieval defence architecture in the region.
Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD057. View the official record →
Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD057.
Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge 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 RD057.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Twts (5.6 km), Mound S of Woodbrook (7.3 km), Huntington Castle (7.7 km).
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