Castell Cwm Aran is a subrectangular motte, the summit c.38m by 20m, 15m high above the valley to the south and east, 9.5m high above a rock-cut ditch to the west and north, across which lies a rectilinear bailey, c.47m by 49-62m, also resting on steep slopes to the east, banked and ditched elsewhere, including towards the motte. There is a counterscarp to the west and indications of a further enclosure, c.20m deep, to the north: the whole work is c.150m by 100m overall.

The castle was first mentioned in 1144-1195AD.

(source Os495card; SO17SE4)

RCAHMW AP955052/52-3; 955087/51

J.Wiles 27.08.02