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Newtown Hall Castle Mound is a motte dating to the Norman period in Montgomeryshire, Wales. The earthwork comprises a substantial raised mound typical of early medieval fortifications, constructed to serve defensive and administrative functions within the Norman settlement pattern of the region. The site is located near Newtown and represents the type of ringwork or motte-and-bailey fortification that characterized Norman military expansion into Wales during the twelfth century. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the mound survives as an important archaeological record of Norman-Welsh frontier settlement and castle construction practices.
Newtown Hall Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG160. View the official record →
Newtown Hall Castle Mound is a motte dating to the Norman period in Montgomeryshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG160.
Newtown Hall 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.
Newtown Hall 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 MG160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crugyn Round Barrows (5.6 km), Crugyn Bank Dyke (5.9 km), Two Tumps Round Barrows (6.4 km).
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