Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pen-y-clawdd is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales.There has been a settlement here for over 1000 years and the remains of a Norman motte and bailey are still discernible. It is believed that the keep was one of several strongholds built by Roger de Hastings following an uprising of barons against William the Conqueror in the late 11th century. It was granted manorial status in 1349 when it was held by half a Knight's Fee by Walter de Kymbard from Lawrence de Hastings.