Wern y Cwrt Motte, Bryngwyn
Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Wern y Cwrt Motte, Bryngwyn |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Monmouthshire |
| Modern Authority | Monmouthshire |
| 1974 Authority | Gwent |
| Community | Llanarth |
A steep-sided mound, 26m in diameter and 4.5m high, with traces of a ditch; claimed locally to guard the bones of Civil War casualties. (Coflein)
Small motte probably C12 on an old east-west road, in valley of agricultural land.
The interpretation of this site, based on actual remains, survey and location is that the small motte and bailey represent an element within the system of land tenure, possibly held for part of a knight's fee. Such a site would have been needed to control settlement after the frontier of conquest had passed the area by. Bryngwyn does not present any major outworks that would be expected for a castle in hostile territory and Bryngwyn is, therefore, interpreted as mid period motte and bailey, a defended settlement site rather than an offensive conquest castle. (Phillips)
The monument comprises the remains of a motte and ditch, dating to the medieval period (c. 1066 -1540 AD). The motte is located in a field immediately S of the A40. It is a steep-sided conical mound, 3.5m high, with a flat top 10m in diameter. There is no evidence for a ditch surrounding the motte. (Scheduling Report)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SO393088 |
| Latitude | 51.7745895385742 |
| Longitude | -2.8797299861908 |
| Eastings | 339390 |
| Northings | 208800 |
