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Mound & Bailey Castle, located 360 metres east-south-east of St Peter's Church, is a medieval motte castle occupying a commanding position in the Welsh landscape. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork mound typical of Norman fortifications constructed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Castles of this type served as both defensive strongholds and symbols of territorial control during the period of Anglo-Norman expansion into Wales.
The site sits upon bedrock composed of Ludlow Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Ludlow period of the Silurian era. This geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the mound's construction, though the softer mudstone and siltstone would have weathered naturally to create suitable material for the earthwork. The landscape around the castle reflects the strategic importance of such positions in medieval frontier regions.
The monument is protected under Cadw, the heritage monuments service of Wales, and is recorded in their register as RD058. This designation recognises its significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and defensive strategies. The castle's survival as an earthwork provides valuable archaeological information about medieval fortification techniques and the organisation of Welsh and border territories during the medieval period.
Mound & Bailey Castle 360m ESE of St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD058. View the official record →
Mound & Bailey Castle, located 360 metres east-south-east of St Peter's Church, is a medieval motte castle occupying a commanding position in the Welsh landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD058.
Mound & Bailey Castle 360m ESE of St Peter's Church dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mound & Bailey Castle 360m ESE of St Peter's Church 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 RD058.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Nimble (3.6 km), Old Radnor Castle (3.9 km), Offa's Dyke: Rushock Hill section, extending 1630yds (1490m) E to Kennel Wood (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Mound & Bailey Castle 360m ESE of St Peter's Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mound & Bailey Castle 360m ESE of St Peter's Church stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.