DOMEN PENTRE ISAF

Site Details

NPRN
303368
Map Reference
SH86NE
Grid Reference
SH87426883
Unitary (Local) Authority
Conwy
Old County
Denbighshire
Community
Llangernyw
Type of Site
MOTTE
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval

Site Description

1. Motte with putative bailey.
(Source OS495 card; SH86NE2)
J.Wiles 19.01.02
2. Remains of a motte and ditch, dating to the medieval period. The stone and earthen built motte is located at the edge of a gravel terrace on the W bank of the River Elwy. The motte survives as a tall and irregular shaped mound and measures c. 6.5m in height from its top to the bottom of the ditch. The motte measures c. 50m N-S by 40m transversely and is encircled by a dry moat, measuring c. 10m in width.
Source: Cadw scheduling description. F.Foster/RCAHMW 30.03.2007