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Old Castle Mound is a medieval ringwork and motte-and-bailey fortification located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CD116. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, characteristic of early Norman or late eleventh-century military architecture in Wales. Such ringworks served as defensive strongholds during the period of Anglo-Norman expansion into Welsh territories, providing fortified bases for military control and administration of the surrounding landscape. The monument survives as an important archaeological indicator of medieval settlement patterns and the military infrastructure deployed during the contested frontiers of medieval Wales.
Old Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD116. View the official record →
Old Castle Mound is a medieval ringwork and motte-and-bailey fortification located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CD116. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD116.
Old Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a ringwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Old 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 CD116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Court Moated Site (7.5 km), Castell Eglwyswrw (8.4 km), Cup-Marked Stone 350m E of Tre-Fael (8.7 km).
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