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The Mount Mound and Bailey Castle, Hundred House is a motte and bailey earthwork situated in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of Wales in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument comprises a substantial mound with an associated bailey, representing the characteristic two-part defensive structure typical of early Norman military occupation in the Welsh Marches. Such fortifications served as administrative and military centres for the Norman lords establishing control over the region, with the elevated mound providing a defensible position for a timber tower or keep. The earthwork remains substantially visible in the landscape, preserving evidence of Norman settlement strategy in this borderland territory.
The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD036. View the official record →
The Mount Mound and Bailey Castle, Hundred House is a motte and bailey earthwork situated in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of Wales in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD036.
The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House 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 RD036.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanbedr Hill Cist Cairn (6.1 km), Llanbedr Hill Platform House (6.7 km), Aberedw Castle (7.9 km).
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