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Mound & Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG043. The site comprises the characteristic earthwork elements typical of Norman defensive architecture, with a raised mound serving as the primary strongpoint and an adjoining bailey or courtyard area. Such fortifications were widely constructed in Wales during the Norman conquest and settlement period of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, serving as administrative and military centres for the consolidation of territorial control. The earthwork remains represent an important example of the defensive strategies employed during the medieval colonisation of Welsh lands.
Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG043. View the official record →
Mound & Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG043. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG043.
Mound & Bailey Castle 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 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 MG043.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Henfron Moated Site (6.1 km), Cefn Llan Hillfort (7.4 km), Bryn-Derwen Mound and Bailey Castle (7.8 km).
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