Cae Domen Placename, Llanwddyn

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameCae Domen Placename, Llanwddyn
Alternative Names
Historic CountryMontgomeryshire
Modern AuthorityPowys
1974 AuthorityPowys
CommunityLlanwddyn

Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust record of medieval motte reads 'Name suggests mound. No further detail.'

Cae Domen. The field adjoining Cae Maen Llwyd to the east. There is no appearance, nor is anything known, of any tumulus or mound having stood here. (RCHAHMW 1911)

Gatehouse Comments

Isolated hillside, possibly a position for a barrow but not for a castle.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSJ024178
Latitude52.749439239502
Longitude-3.44611001014709
Eastings302420
Northings317800
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Books

  • RCAHMW, 1911, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Montgomeryshire (HMSO) p. 135 no. 682 online copy