Kemeys Inferior Motte
Newport, Wales
Kemeys Inferior Motte is a motte-and-bailey castle in Newport, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Tregrug Castle, 2.7 mi away.
Kemeys Inferior Motte at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
National Monument of Wales
Nearest castle
Tregrug Castle
2.7 mi away
Castles in Newport
5
Wales
About Kemeys Inferior Motte
Kemeys Inferior Motte (also documented as Kemys Motte, Gipsies Mount and Gipsies Tump) is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle or ringwork structure located at the north of the parish of Kemeys Inferior, Newport, Wales. It has been a scheduled monument since 1931.
From the Wikipedia article on Kemeys Inferior Motte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kemeys Inferior Motte sits at 51.6407, -2.8840 in Newport. The closest other castles are Tregrug Castle (2.7 mi), Penhow Castle (2.9 mi) and Pencoed Castle (3.0 mi). Newport has 5 castles in all.
