Castles / GB / Wales
Cnwclas Castle
Which definitions does it satisfy?
This dataset does not record whether something “is a castle”. It records a verdict against each named definition, with the reasoning that produced it.
| Definition | Verdict | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Fortified residence | contested | CONTESTED between two registers. Cadw schedules this as SiteType: Castle, which maps to this band. Wikidata classes the same monument (joined on Cadw Monument ID) as a contour fort, which maps to enclosure_fortification instead. The registers disagree about what kind of thing it is, not about the evidence: Cnwclas (Knucklas) Castle — a medieval castle on a hilltop with earlier enclosure works, so both readings describe something real on the site. Recorded as contested rather than resolved to whichever register we imported first. |
| Enclosure fortification | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| State fortification | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Palatial seat | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Revival and folly | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
| Popularly a castle | unassessed | No source consulted so far speaks to this definition. Unassessed is not the same as no. |
Disputed
Cadw says Castle; Wikidata (Q5138262) says contour fort. A hilltop with both medieval castle fabric and earlier enclosure works can honestly be classed either way, and the two registers picked differently. See the cross-register disagreement ledger.
Facts
| Tradition | european medieval |
|---|---|
| Location | Beguildy, Powys, Wales, GB |
| Built | Medieval |
| Confidence | low |
| First recorded | 2026-07-21 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-21 |
In the registers
Where this structure appears in official inventories. This is what turns an individual record into evidence about a count.
- Cof Cymru — National Historic Assets of Wales —
RD085· Scheduled Monument — SiteType: Castle · entry
Location
Approximate. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Notes
Imported in bulk from Cadw's scheduled-monument register, then CORRECTED by the cross-register comparison: Wikidata disagrees about the band, so the verdict is contested rather than the register-derived yes the import produced. One register speaks and nothing corroborates it, hence confidence: low. Only fortified_residence carries a verdict; every other band is OMITTED rather than set to no, because no source consulted so far speaks to them. Upgrading this record means applying the bands to the structure itself and setting assessment: assessed.
Sources
- Cof Cymru - National Historic Assets of Wales — Cadw, 2026-07-21
Register entry; the sole source for this record.
Signals
Raw per-source observations behind this record (1):
sig-20260721-cadw-rd085
Record file · dataset licensed CC BY 4.0 — see provenance.