Buddugre Castle
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Buddugre Castle was a motte and bailey defensive fortification overlooking the River Ithon
, located near Llanddewi Ystradenny, in Radnorshire
(modern-day Powys
), Wales
. It is believed to have been built in the 12th century. Its structures are long gone, but the land still clearly bears the marks of a ditched motte and an oval embanked and ditched bailey.
River Ithon
The River Ithon is a major left-bank tributary of the River Wye in Powys, mid Wales. It rises in the broad saddle between the western end of Kerry Hill and the hill of Glog to its west and flows initially southwards to Llanbadarn Fynydd...
, located near Llanddewi Ystradenny, in Radnorshire
Radnorshire
Radnorshire is one of thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales. It is represented by the Radnorshire area of Powys, which according to the 2001 census, had a population of 24,805...
(modern-day Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
), Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is believed to have been built in the 12th century. Its structures are long gone, but the land still clearly bears the marks of a ditched motte and an oval embanked and ditched bailey.