Ruperra Motte
Caerphilly, Wales
Ruperra Motte is a deserted castle site in Caerphilly, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Ruperra Castle, 0.3 mi away.
Ruperra Motte at a glance
Type
Deserted castle site
Heritage status
scheduled monument
National Monument of Wales
Nearest castle
Ruperra Castle
0.3 mi away
Castles in Caerphilly
6
Wales
About Ruperra Motte
Ruperra Motte, also known as Craig Ruperra Motte, (Welsh: Castell Breiniol, or Castell y Ddraenen) is a medieval motte and bailey castle in the community of Rudry close to the village of Draethen in the Caerphilly County Borough on the border with Newport in south east Wales. It is a Scheduled Monument within the Grade II listed Registered Historic Park & Garden, which also includes Ruperra Castle.
From the Wikipedia article on Ruperra Motte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruperra Motte sits at 51.5738, -3.1221 in Caerphilly. The closest other castles are Ruperra Castle (0.3 mi), Castell Meredydd (1.2 mi) and Cefn Mably House (1.6 mi). Caerphilly has 6 castles in all.
