GRAIG-YR-EURYCH, CASTLE MOUND;GRAIG WOOD, CASTLE MOUND

Site Details

NPRN
307913
Map Reference
ST39SW
Grid Reference
ST31899249
Unitary (Local) Authority
Newport
Old County
Monmouthshire
Community
Caerleon
Type of Site
MOTTE
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval?

Site Description

An oval mound, c.36m E-w by 24m and 4.7m high, having a summit area of 19m by 12m. Resting on steeep slopes above the Afon Lwyd, the mound is ditched and counterscarped elsewhere.
(source Os495card; ST39SW12)
RCAHMW AP945077/59
J.Wiles 17.02.03