Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Hay Motte
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, April 4, 2025
1. Hay Motte Marker
The adjoining mound is the motte of the original
Motte and Bailey
Castle of the Hay
(La Haie)
Built by the Norman Lord Bernard of Newmarch c1100 AD
Erected 1994 by The Warren Conservation Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1100.
Location. 52° 4.338′ N, 3° 7.809′ W. Marker is in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, in Powys. It is on Swan Bank, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Swan Bank, Hay-on-Wye, Wales HR3 5DQ, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mid Wales. It is also on the British Marches. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hay Castle (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Hay Town Clock
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Photographed by Stephen Palmer, April 4, 2025
2. Hay Motte Marker
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, April 4, 2025
3. Hay Motte and Marker
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, April 4, 2025
4. Hay Motte
Photographed by Stephen Palmer, April 4, 2025
5. Hay Motte
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 5, 2025, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
