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Twm Barlwm Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification situated in the Caerphilly district of Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The site comprises a prominent mound typical of Norman castle construction, dating to the medieval period following the Norman conquest and settlement of South Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The castle represents the defensive strategy employed by Norman lords to consolidate territorial control in the region, with its earthwork construction characteristic of early medieval military architecture before the development of stone castles. The monument survives as a significant archaeological record of the Norman colonisation of Wales and the fortification networks established during this formative period of Welsh medieval history.
Twm-Barlwm Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM044. View the official record →
Twm Barlwm Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification situated in the Caerphilly district of Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM044.
Twm-Barlwm Mound and Bailey Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Twm-Barlwm Mound and Bailey Castle 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 MM044.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ruperra Hillfort and Motte (6.2 km), Ruperra Castle lower summerhouse remains (6.3 km), Croes Carn Einion Roman Site (6.4 km).
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