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Tomen Rhyd-Owen is a motte located in Ceredigion, Wales, situated within the medieval landscape of mid-Wales defensive structures. The monument consists of an artificial earthen mound typical of motte-and-bailey fortifications, a common form of Norman and post-Norman settlement and defence in Wales during the medieval period. The site reflects the strategic importance of river crossings and territorial control in the region during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Its construction and use form part of the broader pattern of Anglo-Norman and Welsh lordly consolidation in Ceredigion following the Norman advance into South Wales.
Tomen Rhyd-Owen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD076. View the official record →
Tomen Rhyd-Owen is a motte located in Ceredigion, Wales, situated within the medieval landscape of mid-Wales defensive structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD076.
Tomen Rhyd-Owen dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tomen Rhyd-Owen 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 CD076.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Inscribed Stone & Early Gravestones in St Michael's Church (5 km), Castle Llwyn Bedw (5.2 km), Castell Nonni (7 km).
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