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Mound and Bailey Castle, Bleddfa is a motte and bailey fortification located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of the region. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with an associated bailey or outer enclosure, typical of the rapid timber and earth fortifications established by Norman lords to consolidate control over Welsh territories. Such castles served as administrative and military centres, representing the earliest phase of Norman expansion into mid-Wales before the construction of more substantial stone fortifications. The monument remains archaeologically significant as evidence of Norman settlement strategies in the Welsh Marches during the late medieval period.
Mound & Bailey Castle, Bleddfa is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD061. View the official record →
Mound and Bailey Castle, Bleddfa is a motte and bailey fortification located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD061.
Mound & Bailey Castle, Bleddfa dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mound & Bailey Castle, Bleddfa 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 RD061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town Bank and Ditch (7.6 km), Hindwell Farm Round Barrows (8.9 km), Two Round Barrows NE of Harpton Court (9 km).
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