id: gb-beguildy-cnwclas
name: Cnwclas Castle
tradition: european_medieval
location:
  country: GB
  region: Wales
  locality: Beguildy
  county: Powys
  lat: 52.36367
  lon: -3.10264
built:
  period: Medieval
definitions_met:
  fortified_residence:
    verdict: contested
    assessment: assessed
    basis: '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.'
register_entries:
- register: gb-wls-cadw
  ref: RD085
  designation: 'Scheduled Monument — SiteType: Castle'
  url: http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=1938
disputed: true
dispute_note: 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.
first_seen: '2026-07-21'
last_updated: '2026-07-21'
confidence: low
sources:
- url: http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=1938
  title: Cof Cymru - National Historic Assets of Wales
  publisher: Cadw
  date: '2026-07-21'
  note: Register entry; the sole source for this record.
signals:
- sig-20260721-cadw-rd085
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.'