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Tomen y Clawdd is a motte and bailey castle situated in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM GM064. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound, characteristic of Norman defensive architecture, which dates to the medieval period following the Norman conquest and settlement of South Wales. The motte would have originally supported a timber palisade and tower structure, with associated bailey providing an outer defensive enclosure typical of early medieval fortifications. Such sites represent the primary means of military control and administrative authority established by Norman lords as they expanded their territorial holdings throughout Wales during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Tomen y Clawdd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM064. View the official record →
Tomen y Clawdd is a motte and bailey castle situated in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM GM064. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM064.
Tomen y Clawdd 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 Clawdd 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 GM064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhiw Saeson Caerau (4.3 km), Cae-yr-Arfau Burial Chamber (4.6 km), Castell Coch (5.5 km).
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