TY-DU, DITCHED MOUND

Site Details

NPRN
307710
Map Reference
ST07NW
Grid Reference
ST04627706
Unitary (Local) Authority
The Vale of Glamorgan
Old County
Glamorgan
Community
Pendoylan
Type of Site
MOTTE?
Broad Class
Unassigned
Period
Unknown

Site Description

A sub-circular ditched mound, 16.5-18.5m in diameter and 0.8m high, 30-31m overall diameter.
Described as a motte by the RCAHMW, with traces of a bailey on the NE. Recent disturbances have produced the impression of a causeway.
Charcoal, mortar and coke from the mound, with reports of 'iron balls', suggest a comparatively recent date.
(sources: RCAHMW 1991, 72-3; Os495card; ST07NW12)
J.Wiles 28.01.03