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Nant-Cribau Castle Mound is a motte, or mound castle, located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG148. The site represents medieval fortification practice, characteristic of Norman and post-Conquest defensive architecture in Wales, typically dating from the eleventh to thirteenth centuries. The mound itself forms the primary physical feature, constructed as an elevated earthwork that would have supported timber or stone structures for defensive purposes. Such motte sites were common strategic installations across the Welsh borders and interior regions during the medieval period, serving as focal points for territorial control and settlement.
Nant-Cribau Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG148. View the official record →
Nant-Cribau Castle Mound is a motte, or mound castle, located in Wales and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG148. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG148.
Nant-Cribau Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Nant-Cribau Castle Mound 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 MG148.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 400m north east of Upper Gwarthlow Farm (6.1 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke (7 km), Offa's Dyke: section NW of Ditches Farm Also in Powys: Wales (7.3 km).
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