Penarth Motte
Has been described as a Certain Timber Castle (Motte)
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Penarth Motte |
| Alternative Names | Cregrina; Cenarth Mount |
| Historic Country | Radnorshire |
| Modern Authority | Powys |
| 1974 Authority | Powys |
| Community | Glascwm |
Penarth Mount is a ditched mound, c.35m by 38m, formed from an outlying spur of high ground above river Edw. The ditch is best preserved on the NE where the counterscarp bank rises to c.0.8m. (Derived from Coflein and Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER)
The monument comprises the remains of a motte and ditch, dating to the medieval period (c. 1066 -1540 AD). A motte is a large conical or pyramidal mound of soil and/or stone, usually surrounded by either a wet or dry ditch, and surmounted by a tower constructed of timber or stone. Penarth Mount Castle Mound occupies the southern tip of a south-facing spur above a tributary of the Afon Edw. The motte, which measures c.38m north-east to south-west by c.35m at its base, and stands c.7-8m high, probably incorporates a natural knoll. Its summit is oval in shape and slightly hollowed, measuring c.18m east-west by c.13m. The ditch is best preserved on the north-east where it is c.1.0m deep and the counterscarp bank outside it rises to c.2.5m; on the south-west the ditch is approximately 0.8m deep. To the south the sharp slope of the hill renders a ditch unnecessary. (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 | SO123526 |
| Latitude | 52.1648902893066 |
| Longitude | -3.28291988372803 |
| Eastings | 312340 |
| Northings | 252620 |
