CADWGAN HALL MOUND

Site Details

NPRN
275759
Map Reference
SJ24NE
Grid Reference
SJ29844876
Unitary (Local) Authority
Wrexham
Old County
Denbighshire
Community
Esclusham
Type of Site
MOTTE
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval

Site Description

Cadwgan Hall mound is part natural hillock and part earthwork, situated within a small field, lying to the east of a section of Offa's Dyke (DE132). The mound is approximately 42m in diameter and 2.5m high, with the remains of an air-raid shelter cut into the north-west slope of the site. A slight hollow on its west side may be the trace of a ditch. A hoard of armour is traditionally said to have been dug out of the mound.
Source: Cadw scheduling description. RCAHMW/F.Foster 08.05.2008