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Lady's Mount, Powis Castle Park, Earthwork Castle

Motte and Bailey

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Lady's Mount is a medieval motte and bailey buried inside Powis Castle Park. Earth, not stone, built the mountain where someone stood above the valley. The castle changed the shape of the land, and the land kept the castle alive.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Lady's Mount, Powis Castle Park, Earthwork Castle as Motte and Bailey from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built during the Medieval period, Lady's Mount is an earthwork motte and bailey castle associated with the strategic development of Powis Castle. It is remembered as part of the broader medieval landscape of defense and noble influence in Powis Castle Park.

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