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Tomen y Cefnlloer is a motte located in Monmouthshire, Wales, and represents a form of early medieval fortification characteristic of the Norman period in Wales. The monument consists of an earthen mound typical of motte-and-bailey castle construction, a defensive strategy widely employed by Norman settlers and their Welsh counterparts during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Its position within the landscape reflects the strategic concerns of its period, when such fortifications served to assert territorial control and provide refuge in frontier regions. The site survives as an earthwork monument and remains an important record of early medieval military architecture in south Wales.
Tomen y Cefnlloer is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG026. View the official record →
Tomen y Cefnlloer is a motte located in Monmouthshire, Wales, and represents a form of early medieval fortification characteristic of the Norman period in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG026.
Tomen y Cefnlloer dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tomen y Cefnlloer 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 MG026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aber-Naint Dyke (1 km), Ty-Newydd Dyke (1.7 km), Tomen yr Allt Castle Mound (1.7 km).
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