DOMEN GASTELL; LLANFECHAIN, CASTLE

Site Details

NPRN
306789
Map Reference
SJ12SE
Grid Reference
SJ18612021
Unitary (Local) Authority
Powys
Old County
Montgomeryshire
Community
Llanfechain
Type of Site
MOTTE AND BAILEY
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval

Site Description

Domen Gastell is a ditched mound measuring 38-43m in diameter and about 9.5m high, having a summit diameter of 10-12m across. The mound has a counterscarp on the south and south-east, with a roughly triangular banked and ditched bailey, generally 46m by 20-40m, with an east-facing entrance,set on the north-east, between the motte and a river terrace scarp.

(source Os495card; SJ12SE2)

RCAHMW AP955006/60-1; 965042/41-2

J.Wiles 18.10.02