Montgomery Castle (Powys, Wales)

found: Work cat.: Butler, L.A.S. Dolforwyn Castle, Montgomery Castle, 2004:t.p. (Montgomery Castle)

found: Castles of Wales web site, 15 Dec. 2005(Reached via Castle Hill, Montgomery, Powys SO 221 968. The castle at Montgomery succeeded the motte-and-bailey castle at Hen Domen one mile to the north-west, after 1223. It was far more strongly sited, on a steep rocky ridge running north-south, reflecting changing military fashion. The tower at Hen Domen may have been retained to cover the Severn Crossing at Rhydwhyman, not visible from the new site. The new castle was built during Henry III's campaign against Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, in whose hands Hen Domen had been left, but whose fidelity had been rendered questionable by his siege, early in 1223)