Hen Domen
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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 i
The motte at Hen Domen
Cadwgan ap Bleddyn
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Cadwgan ap Bleddyn was a prince of the Kingdom of Powys in north eastern Wales. He was the second son of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn who was king of both Kingdom of Powys and Gwynedd.
Hen Domen
…completed before 1100. Roger de Montgomery named the castle Montgomery after the town in Normandy where he came from. By 1093, it was captured by Prince Cadwgan ap Bleddyn and his brothers during a rebellion. The site can be viewed from a nearby lane off the B4385, but the site itself is on private land and can only be…
Pembroke Castle, attacked by Prince Cadwgan
South view of Montgomery Castle, was captured by Cadwgan and his brothers
Effigy of Meurig ap Ynyr Fychan, of the Nannau branch