Leeswood Hall Mound, The Mount
Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)
There are earthwork remains
Name | Leeswood Hall Mound, The Mount |
Alternative Names | Mold Rural |
Historic Country | Flintshire |
Modern Authority | Flintshire |
1974 Authority | Clwyd |
Community | Leeswood |
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust report reads 'Large circular mound 30m in diameter with a flat top 8m in diameter. Probably a motte although it could be a garden feature.'
Not scheduled
Not Listed
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid Reference | SJ252615 |
Latitude | 53.1452789306641 |
Longitude | -3.11895990371704 |
Eastings | 325270 |
Northings | 361500 |
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Books
- Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 238 (listed)
- Salter, Mike, 1997, The Castles of North Wales (Malvern) p. 87 (slight)
- King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 154
- RCAHMW, 1912, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Flintshire (HMSO) p. 60 no. 176 online copy
Journals
- Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 112 p. 77-124