Knowledge (XXG)

Caer Castell Camp

Source 📝

117: 34: 352: 124: 234:. The structure is about 45 meters (148 ft) in diameter at its base, at its top about 33 meters (108 ft) in diameter and about 9 meters (30 ft) high. Some landscaping has been carried out but the site is overgrown with trees, shrubs and brambles. 327: 377: 116: 253: 248: 231: 75: 382: 298: 258: 222:. As such, the motte is of national importance, which may improve our understanding of medieval defensive structures. 356: 372: 293: 243: 191: 203: 150: 215: 195: 55: 33: 366: 219: 90: 77: 351: 319: 199: 59: 63: 289: 230:
Caer Castell Camp is today located within the grounds of
165: 157: 148: 69: 51: 43: 21: 8: 214:Motte-and-bailey castles date back to the 32: 18: 320:"Caer Castell Ring Motte, Rumney (95148)" 123: 270: 284: 282: 280: 278: 276: 274: 254:List of scheduled monuments in Cardiff 164: 156: 147: 7: 249:Castles in Great Britain and Ireland 14: 299:National Historic Assets of Wales 16:Motte and ditch in Cardiff, Wales 350: 259:List of motte-and-bailey castles 232:St Illtyd's Catholic High School 122: 115: 38:The overgrown Caer Castell Camp 378:Scheduled monuments in Cardiff 1: 294:"Caer Castell Camp (GM216)" 399: 177: 173: 144: 110: 106: 31: 383:Motte-and-bailey castles 244:List of castles in Wales 188:Caer Castell Ring Motte 25:Caer Castell Ring Motte 359:at Wikimedia Commons 218:, from 1066 to 1540 202:, Wales, which is a 91:51.51654°N 3.11557°W 136:Location in Cardiff 87: /  373:Castles in Cardiff 204:scheduled monument 166:Reference no. 151:Scheduled monument 96:51.51654; -3.11557 357:Caer Castell Camp 355:Media related to 184:Caer Castell Camp 181: 180: 161:Caer Castell Camp 130:Caer Castell Camp 26: 22:Caer Castell Camp 390: 354: 338: 337: 335: 334: 316: 310: 309: 307: 306: 286: 190:, is a medieval 186:, also known as 126: 125: 119: 102: 101: 99: 98: 97: 92: 88: 85: 84: 83: 80: 36: 24: 19: 398: 397: 393: 392: 391: 389: 388: 387: 363: 362: 347: 342: 341: 332: 330: 318: 317: 313: 304: 302: 288: 287: 272: 267: 240: 228: 216:medieval period 212: 192:motte and ditch 153: 140: 139: 138: 137: 134: 133: 132: 131: 127: 95: 93: 89: 86: 81: 78: 76: 74: 73: 47:Motte and ditch 39: 27: 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 396: 394: 386: 385: 380: 375: 365: 364: 361: 360: 346: 345:External links 343: 340: 339: 311: 269: 268: 266: 263: 262: 261: 256: 251: 246: 239: 236: 227: 224: 211: 208: 179: 178: 175: 174: 171: 170: 167: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 149: 146: 145: 142: 141: 135: 129: 128: 121: 120: 114: 113: 112: 111: 108: 107: 104: 103: 71: 67: 66: 53: 49: 48: 45: 41: 40: 37: 29: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 395: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 370: 368: 358: 353: 349: 348: 344: 329: 325: 321: 315: 312: 301: 300: 295: 291: 285: 283: 281: 279: 277: 275: 271: 264: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 241: 237: 235: 233: 225: 223: 221: 217: 209: 207: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 176: 172: 168: 160: 158:Official name 152: 143: 118: 109: 105: 100: 72: 68: 65: 61: 57: 54: 50: 46: 42: 35: 30: 20: 331:. Retrieved 323: 314: 303:. Retrieved 297: 229: 213: 187: 183: 182: 226:Present day 94: / 70:Coordinates 367:Categories 333:2022-10-07 305:2022-10-07 265:References 79:51°31′00″N 82:3°06′56″W 238:See also 52:Location 324:Coflein 210:History 200:Cardiff 60:Cardiff 328:RCAHMW 196:Rumney 56:Rumney 169:GM216 64:Wales 290:Cadw 44:Type 198:in 194:in 369:: 326:. 322:. 296:. 292:. 273:^ 220:AD 206:. 62:, 58:, 336:. 308:.

Index


Rumney
Cardiff
Wales
51°31′00″N 3°06′56″W / 51.51654°N 3.11557°W / 51.51654; -3.11557
Caer Castell Camp is located in Cardiff
Scheduled monument
motte and ditch
Rumney
Cardiff
scheduled monument
medieval period
AD
St Illtyd's Catholic High School
List of castles in Wales
Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
List of scheduled monuments in Cardiff
List of motte-and-bailey castles






Cadw
"Caer Castell Camp (GM216)"
National Historic Assets of Wales
"Caer Castell Ring Motte, Rumney (95148)"
RCAHMW

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.