Lle'r Prior Earthwork, Llanafanfawr
Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Ringwork)
There are earthwork remains
Name | Lle'r Prior Earthwork, Llanafanfawr |
Alternative Names | Llanafan Fawr |
Historic Country | Brecknockshire |
Modern Authority | Powys |
1974 Authority | Powys |
Community | Llanafanfawr |
A circular, level, enclosed area, 24.5m in diameter, bounded by a ditch, 5.0m wide and 1.0-1.3m deep, which is encircled by a bank, 5.0m wide. There are no interuptions to the circuit. A medieval, domestic, interpretation seems unlikely (the site name translates as 'the Prior's Place') and the traditional identification is as a 'British camp'. The association of the site with the church and extensive enclosure of Llanafanfawr could indicate some ritual function, cock-fighting is attested as late as 1911. (source Os495card; SN95NE7) (Coflein–ref. J.Wiles 24.04.02)
There is a small mound, perhaps the ruins of a mansion, called Lle'r prior, the Prior's place (Jones 1908)
Conspicuously marked on all maps, as if it were a motte; a small and weak moated island. (King 1983)
30m diameter circular site. double ditched ringwork of a possible Welsh castle. (Remfry)
The monument consists of an earthwork of unknown character and date. It comprises a slightly raised plateau, circular in shape with a diameter of 27m. It is surrounded by a deep ditch that is waterlogged in parts, measuring 0.5m wide and 1-1.3m deep. A low outer bank, around 0.5m high on the outside, surrounds the ditch. (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 | SN966556 |
Latitude | 52.1892204284668 |
Longitude | -3.51307010650635 |
Eastings | 296660 |
Northings | 255630 |