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List of the medieval fortified sites of the historic county of Monmouthshire

Certain
Probable
Questionable or Doubtful
Rejected
Confidence is a statement of the site as a medieval fortification or palace
Name
Alternative Name(s)
Type
Remains
Abergavenny Castle Y Fenni; Bergevenn'; Gevenu; Berguevenis Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Abergavenny Town Walls Y Fenni Urban Defence masonry ruins/remnants
Ballan Moor; The Berries Crick; Ballan Mount; Mount Ballan Timber Castle earthwork
Bishton Castle Lankes Castle; Lanckiscastle; Bishopston Timber Castle , Palace cropmark/slight earthwork
Caer Castell, St Mellons Pen y pil; Witla Court; Cae Castle Timber Castle earthwork
Caerleon Castle Caerllion; Carlion Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Chain Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Caerleon Town Walls Caerllion Urban Defence masonry footings
Caerwent Motte Castell Gwent Timber Castle earthwork
Caerwent Town Walls Urban Defence major building
Caldicot Castle Caldecot; Conscuit Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Cas Troggy Castle Taroggy; Torrogy; Striguil; Struggle Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Castell Glas Greenfield; Green Castle; Maes Glas; Maesglas Castle; Maindy Hill Camp Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Castell Meredydd Machen; Maghay; Maghhay Timber Castle , Masonry Castle masonry footings
Castell Taliorum, Llanhilleth Castell Taliurum; Llanhithel; Castell Hithell Masonry Castle masonry footings
Castle Arnold, Llangattock nigh Usk Castle Arnault; Castell Arnallt; Castell Ernallt; Castro Arnaldi Timber Castle , Palace cropmark/slight earthwork
Chepstow Castle Strigoil; Strigul; Striguil Estrighoel; Estrighoiel Masonry Castle major building
Chepstow Park Wood Earthwork, Devauden Timber Castle , Fortified Manor House earthwork
Chepstow Town Wall Port Wall Urban Defence major building
Coed y Fedw Tump Dingestow Timber Castle uncertain
Coed-Cwnwr Moat Llanllewell; Coidkynor Fortified Manor House earthwork
Cwrt y Gaer Ringwork, Wolvesnewton Timber Castle earthwork
Dingestow Castle Landinegath; Llandingat; Landinegat Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Dinham Castle Cestilldinan Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Dixton Motte Timber Castle , Fortified Manor House earthwork
Goytre Wood Motte Castell Goetre; Gwern Castle; Great Goytre Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Graig Foel, Llanbadoc Timber Castle earthwork
Graig Wood, Caerleon Caerllion; Llantarnam; Graig-yr-Eurych; Colstar; Craig Wood Timber Castle earthwork
Grosmont Castle Grismond; Grossemont; Grismont; Grossomonte Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Harold's House, Portskewett Palace , Pele Tower earthwork
Kemeys House Kemys House Pele Tower masonry ruins/remnants
Kemeys Inferior Motte Kemys Motte; Gipsies Mount; Gypsies Tump Timber Castle earthwork
Langstone Court Motte Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Llanfair Discoed Castle Llanvair Discoed Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Llangibby Castle Castell Tregrug; Tregreg; Trigruck; Traygruck; Tregruk; Treygruk; Treigruk Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Llangibby Motte The Bowling Green; Llangybi; Tregrug Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Fortified Manor House earthwork
Llangwm Uchaf Camp House; Beiliau Llangwm Timber Castle earthwork
Llanvaches Castle Llanfaches Masonry Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Maindee Camp Casnewydd; Newport Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Mathern Bishops Palace Palace masonry ruins/remnants
Mill Wood Motte, Dingestow The Mound; Llandingat Timber Castle earthwork
Monmouth Castle Mingui; Mori; Monemude Timber Castle , Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Monmouth Town Walls and Defences Mingui; Mouemewe; Clawdd Du Urban Defence masonry ruins/remnants
Monnow Bridge Gate, Monmouth Fortified Bridge major building
Moynes Court Timber Castle , Fortified Manor House masonry ruins/remnants
Newcastle, Llangattock Vibon Avel Timber Castle earthwork
Newport Castle, Gwent Casnewydd; Novus Burgus Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Newport, Gwent, Town Defences Casnewydd; Novus Burgus Urban Defence no visible
Pen y Clawdd Castle, Crucorney Llantilio Pertholey; Penyclawdd Court Timber Castle , Fortified Manor House earthwork
Pencoed Castle Pencoyd Masonry Castle masonry ruins/remnants
Penhow Castle Timber Castle , Masonry Castle , Pele Tower major building
Penrhos Castle Penros; Penros Farm; Coed y mount Timber Castle earthwork
Raglan Castle Ragland; Yellow Tower of Gwent; Twyn y Ceirios Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Rockfield Castle, Llangattock Vibon Avel Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Rockfield Farm Motte, Llangwm Isaf New House Timber Castle earthwork
Rogerstone Castle Tribginlion; Castell Gwilym; William’s Castle Timber Castle , Masonry Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Rumney Castle Rhymney; Cae Castell; Reigni; Remni; Renni; Remmi Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Runston Manor House Fortified Manor House masonry footings
Skenfrith Castle Ynys Gynwreid; Skinffrith Masonry Castle major building
Skenfrith Village Defences Urban Defence cropmark/slight earthwork
St Illtyds Castle, Llanhilleth Twyn; Llanhithel; Castell Hithell; Y Tump; Twmp Siencyn Sion; Twmp y Castell Timber Castle earthwork
St Marys Yard Mound, Llanfair Kilgeddin Llanfair Kilgedin; St Mary Hill Timber Castle earthwork
Stow Hill Motte Newport; Casnewydd; Twyn Gwnlliw; Ywyn Gwynlliw; Castleton Timber Castle no visible
Tre Castle, Raglan Llangovan; Pen y Clawdd; Trecastle Timber Castle earthwork
Tre Fedw; The Moat Treveddw; Trefeddw; Coucorney Fawr; Bwlch Trewen Timber Castle earthwork
Trelech Town Defences Trellech; Tryleg; Trelleck; Trillech Urban Defence cropmark/slight earthwork
Trostrey Castle Timber Castle , Masonry Castle earthwork
Tump Terret, Trellech Trelleck; Trillech; Trillec; Trillek; Twyn Tirret Timber Castle earthwork
Twm Barlwm, Risca Twyn Bar-lwm; Twm barlwm; Craig y Neuadd; The Tump; The Pimple; The nipple Timber Castle uncertain
Twyn Bell Camp, Llanbadoc Timber Castle earthwork
Twyn Tudur, Mynddislwyn Twyn Tudor Timber Castle earthwork
Twyn y Gregen, Llanarth Twyn y Cregen Timber Castle earthwork
Usk Castle Brynbuga; Brunebegy; Burenbegie; Huske; Uske; Oscae Timber Castle , Masonry Castle major building
Usk Town Banks Brynbuga; Clawdd du Urban Defence cropmark/slight earthwork
Wentloog Castle Castleton; Wentlloog; Castell Coch; Castell Behan; Remmi; Remni Timber Castle earthwork
Wern y Cwrt Motte, Bryngwyn Timber Castle earthwork
White Castle Llantilio Castle; Blanc Castle; Guyn Masonry Castle major building
Cae Wall Wood Motte, Langstone Pool Head Motte Timber Castle , Fortified Manor House earthwork
Caer Licyn Kemeys Inferior; Gaer Licyn Timber Castle earthwork
Castell Crov, Bettws Newydd mound Timber Castle earthwork
Castell Prin Castell Pren Wood Timber Castle earthwork
Castle near Penrhos Church Uncertain uncertain
Castle Tump, Caerwent Whitewall Brake Uncertain masonry footings
Chepstow Bridge Fortified Bridge no visible
Deepweir Tump Dewstow Timber Castle earthwork
Hendre Hafaidd Ringwork, Llanddewi Rhydderch Hendre Hadaidd; Cae Moat Camp Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Llanllowel Castle Timber Castle no visible
Llanmelin Wood Lesser Enclosure Timber Castle earthwork
Llantrisant Fawr Castle Timber Castle no visible
Oldcastle, Crucorney Timber Castle earthwork
Pant y colin Pantycollin; Pant-y-colie; Pant-y-celyn Timber Castle uncertain
Panteg Motte Rectory Timber Castle no visible
Red Castle Ty Coch Uncertain earthwork
Rhiwderin Camp Rhiwderyn; Cae Tumpyn ring Timber Castle earthwork
Tredegar Fort, Gaer Newport Timber Castle earthwork
Treowen Ringwork, Mitchel Troy Timber Castle earthwork
Upper Pen y Clawdd Ringwork Timber Castle cropmark/slight earthwork
Whitecastle Town Defences Urban Defence no visible

This listing was last updated on Thursday, July 13, 2017  Print this page



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