Y MOUNT

Site Details

NPRN
302309
Map Reference
SH33NW
Grid Reference
SH34643829
Unitary (Local) Authority
Gwynedd
Old County
Caernarfonshire
Community
Llannor
Type of Site
MOTTE
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval

Site Description

A ditched motte, c.27.4m in diameter and 6.1m high, having a summit area 8.0m in diameter. The ditch, counterscarped on the S, may have been wet.
A cobbled area, c.40m ENE, may indicate the site of buildings.
(source Os495card; SH33NW5)
This feature may have been involved in Ty Newydd park/gardens (Nprn86507).
RCAHMW AP965035/45-6
J.Wiles 22.09.03