Hen Domen
| Hen Domen | |
|---|---|
 The motte at Hen Domen | |
| Type | motte-and-bailey |
| Location | Powys, Wales |
| OS grid reference | SO 213 980 |
| Official name | Hen Domen Mound & Bailey Castle |
| Reference no. | MG013 |
  Location in Powys | |
Hen Domen Welsh, meaning "old mound," is the site of a medieval timber motte-and-bailey castle in Powys, Wales. It is the site of the original Montgomery Castle and was built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070. From 1105 the castle was the home of the de Boulers (Bowdler) family and it is from Baldwin de Boulers that Montgomery gets its Welsh name, Trefaldwyn "The Town of Baldwin." When the castle was rebuilt in stone (1223–1234) it was decided to rebuild it on a rocky promontory a mile to the south-east – the location of the current town of Montgomery, Powys. The Hen Domen site has been extensively excavated.[1][2]
There are permanent exhibitions relating to both the medieval Hen Domen and Norman Montgomery Castles and their archaeological excavations (with scale models of both castles) in The Old Bell Museum in Montgomery.
Access
The site can be viewed from a nearby lane off the B4385, but the site itself is on private land and can only be visited with the permission of the owner.[3]
See also
- Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
- List of castles in Wales
- List of Scheduled Roman to modern Monuments in Powys (Montgomeryshire)
References
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"Hen Domen, Montgomery". National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW). Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW). 15 November 2007. NPRN 306405. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via coflein (online database of the NMRW).
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"Hen Domen castle, motte and bailey". Historic Environment Record (HER). Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT). CPAT PRN 50101. Retrieved 18 May 2016 – via archwilio (online database of the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts).
{{cite web}}: External link in|via= - ^ Earwood, Caroline; Townsend, Neville. "A short guide to Hen Domen motte and bailey castle". Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT). Retrieved 18 May 2016.
Further reading
- Higham, Robert; Barker, Phillip (2000), Hen Domen, Montgomery – A Timber Castle on the English-Welsh Border: A Final Report, University of Exeter Press, ISBN 0-85989-652-8
External links
- "Montgomery" at Genealogy and History of the Bowdler Family
- The Old Bell Museum, Montgomery, Powys
- "Hen Domen Castle" at Castles of Wales
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