A new castle was built at Monmouth, holding commanding views over the surrounding area from a sound defensive site and exerting control over both river crossings and the area's important resources of farmland, timber and minerals.
Izgrađen je novi dvorac u Monmouthu s dominirajućim pogledom na okolno poručje na sigurnom obrambenom mjestu i s kontrolom nad prijelazima preko obiju rijeka i područnim izvorima obradive zemlje, drva i minerala.