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Tomen y Faerdre Castle Mound is a motte dating from the Norman period, located in Denbighshire, Wales. The earthwork consists of a prominent artificial mound with a flattened summit, typical of early Norman fortifications constructed to establish control over the Welsh borderlands and local territories. Its strategic positioning reflects the military colonisation of North Wales during the twelfth century, when such mottes served as command centres for Norman lords and their garrisons. The monument remains substantially preserved as an archaeological feature, providing evidence of Norman defensive settlement patterns in medieval Wales.
Tomen y Faerdre Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE006. View the official record →
Tomen y Faerdre Castle Mound is a motte dating from the Norman period, located in Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE006.
Tomen y Faerdre Castle Mound 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 y Faerdre Castle Mound 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 DE006.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cyrn y Brain Round Barrows (7.4 km), Cryn-y-Brain Round Barrow (8.2 km), Ty Mawr Round Barrows (8.6 km).
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