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Goytre Wood, Castle Mound

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NPRN306450
Map ReferenceSO32SE
Grid ReferenceSO3532023300
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMonmouthshire
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityGrosmont
Type Of SiteMOTTE
PeriodMedieval
Description
Goytre Wood motte is a mound measuring about 20m in diameter and 4m high, ditched and with traces of a counterscarp to the north-east. It appears unusual for a castle site to be crossed by a community boundary.
Sources:
OS record card SO32SE1.
RCAHMW air photos 945074/45-6.

J.Wiles 16.09.02