Cefnllys Castle
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cefnllys-castle-170-8236926
title:
Cefnllys Castle
text:
Cefnllys Castle was a medieval spur castle in Radnorshire, Wales. Two successive masonry castles were built on a ridge above the River Ithon known as Castle Bank in the thirteenth century, replacing a wooden motte-and-bailey castle constructed by the Normans nearby. Controlling several communication routes into the highlands of Mid Wales, the castles were strategically important within the Welsh Marches during the High Middle Ages. As the seat of the fiercely contested lordship and cantref of Ma
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description:
Medieval castle in Powys, Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cefnllys_Castle
date created:
2005-08-29T11:54:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T01:29:11Z
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13
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