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Tomen Llanio is a motte situated in Ceredigion, Wales, representing Norman military settlement and control in the region during the twelfth century. The monument consists of an artificial mound constructed to serve as the defensive strongpoint of an early medieval fortification, a typical feature of Norman strategic expansion into Welsh territories. Its location within Ceredigion reflects the broader pattern of Anglo-Norman penetration into South Wales during the period following the Norman Conquest, when military earthworks such as mottes were rapidly established to secure newly conquered or contested lands. The site remains an important archaeological record of the militarisation of the Welsh landscape during the early medieval period.
Tomen Llanio is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD022. View the official record →
Tomen Llanio is a motte situated in Ceredigion, Wales, representing Norman military settlement and control 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 the UK.
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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