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Trefecca Castle Mound is a motte situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period. The site comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a raised mound typical of early Norman defensive architecture, constructed to command the surrounding landscape. As part of the wider pattern of Norman settlement and fortification in south Wales during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the motte represents an important phase in the military reorganisation of the region following the Norman conquest. The monument is recorded under Cadw's historic monuments register as a site of archaeological and historical significance reflecting Norman territorial control in medieval Breconshire.
Trefecca Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR083. View the official record →
Trefecca Castle Mound is a motte situated in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR083.
Trefecca Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Trefecca 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 BR083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure W of Allt yr Esgair (8.3 km), Cefn Moel Round Barrows (8.7 km), Ffynnon Las Round Cairn I (8.9 km).
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