Egwys Cross Motte
Has been described as a Certain Timber Castle (Motte)
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Egwys Cross Motte |
| Alternative Names | Eglwys Cross, Mount Cop Castle; Tybroughton |
| Historic Country | Flintshire |
| Modern Authority | Wrexham |
| 1974 Authority | Clwyd |
| Community | Bronington |
A ditched mound, c.54m N-S by 47m and c.3.0m high, findspot for Roman coins. APs show a counterscarp on the N and W of the motte ditch, as well as a rectangular ditched enclosure, c.30-40m across, abutting on the E, a return for its ditch being depicted on OS County Series (1881), which shows a conifer clump and an OS trig. pillar on the motte top. (Coflein)
Round topped motte adapted from an EW ridge by the cutting of a strong ditch. It measures 54m NS 47m EW and rises 5m above the bottom of the 2m deep ditch. Poss fragmentary bailey remains to se of mound. Large turf-covered mound and encircling ditch. Base of mound measures 48m W-E and 49.5m N-S. The ditch bottom is between 3.8-4.5m below the top of the mound. Ditch has a counterscarp bank which is particularly prominent on the W and N sides and up to 2m above the ditch bottom. It is not visible on the E side. Indications of terraces east of the mound may be the results of quarrying, or are perhaps the remains of the bailey, truncated by the road. 3 hollows on the south side of the mound may have been designed to increase the difficulty of access (Lee, M H, 1877,271). (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. Mount Cop Castle Mound consists of a large turf-covered mound with an encircling ditch. The base of mound measures 48m W-E and 49.5m N-S. The ditch bottom is between 3.8-4.5m below the top of the mound. The ditch has a counterscarp bank which is particularly prominent on the W and N sides and up to 2m above the ditch bottom. It is not visible on the E side. Indications of terraces east of the mound may be the results of quarrying, or are perhaps the remains of the bailey, truncated by the road
(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 | SJ470409 |
| Latitude | 52.9633598327637 |
| Longitude | -2.78994011878967 |
| Eastings | 347030 |
| Northings | 340960 |
