Manafon Motte

Has been described as a Certain Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameManafon Motte
Alternative NamesManafan; The Moat
Historic CountryMontgomeryshire
Modern AuthorityPowys
1974 AuthorityPowys
CommunityManafon

A mound, c.30m in diameter and 6.5m high, with a summit 14m in diameter, formerly showing traces of a ditch, set on a spur between a 15m high river terrace and a stream gully. Traces of a possible bailey ditch have been observed c.33m to the S, amid modern farm buildings. (Coflein)

Motte situated on river terrace. Diameter of summit 14m, c6.5m high. Possible bailey site to south. (Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSJ114022
Latitude52.6110191345215
Longitude-3.30971002578735
Eastings311410
Northings302270
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Books

  • Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 245 (listed)
  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p. 42
  • Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p. 152
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 298
  • RCAHMW, 1911, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Montgomeryshire (HMSO) p. 147 no. 756 online copy

Journals

  • Spurgeon, C.J., 1966, ‘The castles of Montgomeryshire’ Montgomeryshire Collections Vol. 59 p. 32 online copy
  • 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

Other

  • Silvester, R.J., 1992, Montgomeryshire Historic Settlements (CPAT report)