Discoed Mound
Has been described as a Questionable Uncertain
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Discoed Mound |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Radnorshire |
| Modern Authority | Powys |
| 1974 Authority | Powys |
| Community | Whitton |
A much disturbed mound, c.25m in diameter, interpreted variously as a motte, a sepulchral mound and as a garden feature. (Coflein)
Noted as possible motte, much defaced, 15ft high on eastern side by RCAHM (1913) who believed that the by-road past Lower House was constructed upon the moat (RCAHM, 1913). Suggested as barrow rather than Norman castle (Hogg, A H A & King, D J C, 1963). Mound situated on spur between two valleys commanding good views of area. Appears to be constructed by tipping material out from the spur until the mound reached a similar height. Does not appear to be a castle or a barrow. Old vicarage garden appears to have continued into this area, so possibly a gazebo site for the vicarage (OS visit, 1974). Not noted in 19th century by Williams,S W 1898. Appears to be no more than a landscaped spur from some directions, and the barrow/motte hypothesis is unconvincing (Silvester, R J, 1994b, 44). The section of the site, covered by the house and garden of Pool Cottage, has been de-scheduled (Cadw, 1994). Motte is oval in shape with a maximum summit diameter from SW to NE of 20m. There is no trace of a bailey but if one did exist, it probably would have been sited to the SW of the mound (Cadw, 1998). Suggested that the mound may represent an aborted attempt at a castle base (Remfry, P, 1996). The position and contours of the site do not suggest a barrow. Possibly a castle mound, but very small, or a gazebo mound. Mound measures 20 NNE-SSW x 16m E-W x 2m high on W side (CPAT, 20/4/00). (Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER)
The monument comprises the remains of a possible motte, 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. This site stands on a spur between two valleys, commanding good views of the area
It appears to have been constructed by tipping material out from a natural spur, and is unusually small, being only c.20m north-north-east to south-south-west by c.16m; it reaches a height of c.2m on the west. There is no sign of any ditch. It may never have been completed. (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 | SO276648 |
| Latitude | 52.2767105102539 |
| Longitude | -3.06128001213074 |
| Eastings | 327687 |
| Northings | 264809 |
