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Ystradowen, Castle Mound

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NPRN307709
Map ReferenceST07NW
Grid ReferenceST0107077650
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPenllyn
Type Of SiteMOTTE
PeriodMedieval
Description
A disturbed, sub-circular, ditched mound, c.41.5-46m in diameter and up to 4.0m high, apparently formed by cutting off the end of a natural bank.
A walled plantation about the mound is called "Druids's Grove".
Thought to be an unfinished motte, however damage by treasure seekers/e. archaeologists, makes interpretation difficult.
(sources: RCAHMW 1991, 75-7;
Os495card; ST07NW1)

J.Wiles 28.01.03