CWM CAMLAIS, MOTTE; CASTLE MOUND, CWM CAMLAIS

Site Details

NPRN
305059
Map Reference
SN92NE
Grid Reference
SN95592607
Unitary (Local) Authority
Powys
Old County
Brecknockshire
Community
Trallong
Type of Site
CASTLE
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval

Site Description

The remains at Castle Mound include the stub of a circular tower c.12.5m in diameter with walls c.3.3m thick set on a boss of rock, ditched about with a strong counterscarp bank. The whole site is some 60m across, having no trace of any further works. The work has the appearance of an isolated motte, the centre of which has been disturbed to a depth of 1.8m, revealing the 7.0m diameter interior of the tower. The walling is breached on the north-east, this apparently resulting from recent exploration. A causeway across the ditch on the southwest may mark the original entrance.

(source Os495card; SN92NE3)

J.Wiles, RCAHMW 15 November 2004