LLANWNNEN, CASTLE

Site Details

NPRN
303863
Map Reference
SN54NW
Grid Reference
SN53374713
Unitary (Local) Authority
Ceredigion
Old County
Cardiganshire
Community
Llanwnnen
Type of Site
MOTTE AND BAILEY
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval

Site Description

NAR SN54NW1

A D-shaped enclosure, about 24m north-south by 18m, resting on steep natural scarps above the valley of the Grannell on the east, defined elsewhere by massive banks, up to 4.2m high, having a centrally placed west-facing entrance set at the point of the D; a possible building platform occupies the northern part of the enclosure; there are no indications of ditches, or further works, although OS County series (Cardigan. XLI.3 1889) shows a fragment of bank some 60m to the north, by the modern road: the place-name 'Castell Ddu' occurs some 350m to the south-west.

J.Wiles 04.03.05