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Simon's Castle; Symon's Castle

Motte and Bailey

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The National Monuments Record of Wales records Simon's Castle; Symon's 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.
Simon's Castle, also known as Symon's Castle, was a Medieval motte-and-bailey castle, likely built by a Norman knight named Simon following the Norman invasion of Wales. It is remembered as an example of early Norman military architecture in the region.

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