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Ty'n-y-Celyn Castle Mound is a motte earthwork of medieval date located in Wales and scheduled as an ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG028. The site consists of a substantial mound typical of Norman and post-Conquest defensive architecture, representing the widespread pattern of motte construction across Wales during the medieval period. Such mottes served as the primary stronghold or focal point of early medieval fortified settlements, with the raised earthwork providing both defensive advantage and a platform for timber or stone structures. The monument preserves evidence of the strategic military landscape and lordship administration during the medieval centuries when such fortifications were instrumental in the control and defence of Welsh territories.
Ty'n-y-Celyn Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG028. View the official record →
Ty'n-y-Celyn Castle Mound is a motte earthwork of medieval date located in Wales and scheduled as an ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM MG028. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG028.
Ty'n-y-Celyn 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.
Ty'n-y-Celyn 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 MG028.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Crop Marks W of Meusydd Smithy (3.1 km), Maes-Mochnant Standing Stone (3.5 km), Maes Mochnant Isaf Round Barrow (3.6 km).
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