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Mound and Bailey Castle, Bleddfa is a motte and bailey castle situated in Radnorshire, Wales, representing a form of medieval military architecture characteristic of the Norman period and the centuries following the Norman Conquest. The site comprises an earthen mound with an associated bailey, a defensive layout typical of early medieval fortifications constructed across Wales and the Welsh borderlands from the eleventh century onwards. Such castles served as administrative and military centres for Norman lords and their successors during the period of consolidation and conflict in medieval Wales. The monument is recorded under the Cadw scheduling system as a site of archaeological and historical importance, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and defensive strategy in the region.
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 castle situated in Radnorshire, Wales, representing a form of medieval military architecture characteristic of the Norman period and the centuries following the Norman Conquest. 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 Britain.
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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