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The Moat Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG050. The site comprises an earthen mound, or motte, characteristic of Norman military architecture introduced into Wales during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, with an associated bailey or defended enclosure. Such fortifications served as centres of Anglo-Norman lordship and control during the period of conquest and settlement in medieval Wales. The monument represents the typical defensive strategy employed by Norman invaders and settlers to establish and maintain territorial authority in the region during the early medieval period.
The Moat Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG050. View the official record →
The Moat Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Wales and designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference MG050. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG050.
The Moat Mound and 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.
The Moat Mound and 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 MG050.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Bryn Amlwyg: a ringwork and enclosure castle (5.3 km), Dyke Near Two Tumps (5.8 km), Ty'n-y-Cwm Camp (6.1 km).
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