Aberhafesp Hall Mound

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameAberhafesp Hall Mound
Alternative Names
Historic CountryMontgomeryshire
Modern AuthorityPowys
1974 AuthorityPowys
CommunityAberhafesp

Glacial mound formerly noted as a possible barrow by RCAHM 1911 (Spurgeon,1966). Very irregular mound, almost certainly glacial (CPAT 1997). (Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER)

Gatehouse Comments

This site has been considered by some writers to be a castle but is rejected as such by Hogg and King as a natural formation.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO073921
Latitude52.5190086364746
Longitude-3.36708998680115
Eastings307330
Northings292120
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Books

  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 301
  • RCAHMW, 1911, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Montgomeryshire (HMSO) p. 1 no. 1 online copy

Journals

  • Spurgeon, C.J., 1966, ‘The castles of Montgomeryshire’ Montgomeryshire Collections Vol. 59 p. 57 (reject) 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 (reject)