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Pool Head, Possible Motte & Bailey

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NPRN54450
Map ReferenceST48NW
Grid ReferenceST4035089110
Unitary (Local) AuthorityNewport
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityLangstone
Type Of SiteMOTTE AND BAILEY
PeriodMedieval
Description
Within an area of about 80m by 80m lies what appears to be a quarry, flanked on the SW by a shallow circular depression. However, piles of cut stones suggest the former presence of a building, so perhaps there was once a fortification here which was later altered by quarrying.*
* refering back to the original source it is possible that the site described therein was not examined during this visit.

D.K.Leighton 7.12.94
See Nprn223874