Park Mill, Ilston

Has been described as a Questionable Timber Castle (Other/Unknown)

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NamePark Mill, Ilston
Alternative NamesListon
Historic CountryGlamorgan
Modern AuthoritySwansea
1974 AuthorityWest Glamorgan
CommunityIlston

Hillslope enclosure with three concentric defensive ditches sited in pasture on the southern edge of a slope above an escarpment. Partly cut into by modern quarrying and barely visible on the ground. (Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust HER As Iron Age hillfort)

Gatehouse Comments

Called a possible castle by King, which means he had serious doubts about it. Reject as castle by Spurgeon.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSS549892
Latitude51.5830001831055
Longitude-4.09547996520996
Eastings254900
Northings189200
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Books

  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 172 (possible)
  • RCAHMW, 1976, An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Glamorgan Vol. 1 Part 2 (London: HMSO) no. 676

Journals

  • Spurgeon, C.J. with Roberts, D.J. and Thomas, H.J., 1999, 'Supposed Castles in Glamorgan; A review' Archaeology in Wales Vol. 39 27-40

Other

  • Cambridge University Committee for Aerial Photography AJH10