Kinnerton Court Motte

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameKinnerton Court Motte
Alternative Names
Historic CountryRadnorshire
Modern AuthorityPowys
1974 AuthorityPowys
CommunityOld Radnor

Kinnerton Castle is a ditched motte, c.32m in diameter and 2.1m high. (Coflein)

Flat-topped grass covered motte 2.1m high, c12m diameter, with ditch around west and south, deepened by modern drain on south side. No sign of an attached enclosure (Cadw, 1998). (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. The motte at Kinnerton is unusually low and broad, c.32m in diameter and 2.1m high, with a summit c.16m in diameter. A ditch runs around the west and south, deepened by a modern drain on the south. No obvious attached enclosure survives, though later boundaries may perpetuate the outline of one. (Scheduling Report)

Gatehouse Comments

A fine motte in a typical position, in village by church and with adjacent later high status house (Kinnerton Court), the bailey position is fairly clear from the air photo although apparently no ditch now survives.

- Philip Davis

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 ReferenceSO245630
Latitude52.2602500915527
Longitude-3.10774993896484
Eastings324500
Northings263020
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Books

  • Remfry, P., 2008, The Castles and History of Radnorshire (SCS Publishing)
  • Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 250 (listed)
  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p. 62
  • Remfry, P., 1996, Castles of Radnorshire (Logaston Press) p. 87-8 (plan)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 408
  • Downman, E.A., 1916, Ancient Earthworks in Radnorshire
  • RCAHMW, 1913, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Radnorshire (HMSO) p. 55 no. 210 online copy

Journals

  • Gibson, A., 1997, 'Survey in the Walton Basin (Radnor Valley) Powys' Transactions of the Radnorshire Society Vol. 67 p. 20-62 esp 42, 44, 45 (plan) 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

Other

  • Jones, N.W. and Owen, W.J., 1996, Radnorshire Historic Settlements: earthwork survey 1995-6 (CPAT report)
  • Silvester, R.J., 1994, Radnorshire Historic Settlements (CPAT report) p. 69 online copy