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Tomen Llanio is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, representing Norman military settlement in the region during the twelfth century. The monument consists of a substantial mound with associated defensive ditching, typical of the motte-and-bailey form employed by Norman lords to establish control over conquered Welsh territories. Its location within Ceredigion reflects the period of Norman expansion and consolidation in south-west Wales during the early medieval period. The site remains an important archaeological witness to the militarised landscape created by Norman colonisation in Wales.
Tomen Llanio is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD022. View the official record →
Tomen Llanio is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, representing Norman military settlement in the region during the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD022.
Tomen Llanio dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tomen Llanio 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 CD022.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four Inscribed Stones in Church (2.6 km), Cairns and Ring Works S of Bryn Rhudd (4 km), Crug Round Cairn (4.8 km).
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