Penlan Mound, Llanbister
Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Penlan Mound, Llanbister |
| Alternative Names | Penland |
| Historic Country | Radnorshire |
| Modern Authority | Powys |
| 1974 Authority | Powys |
| Community | Llanbister |
Natural oval mound some 2.8m ave height. Formerly noted as poss motte (Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER)
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SO154723 |
| Latitude | 52.3424606323242 |
| Longitude | -3.24242997169495 |
| Eastings | 315440 |
| Northings | 272330 |
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Books
- King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 413 (reject)
- Downman, E.A., 1916, Ancient Earthworks in Radnorshire
- RCAHMW, 1913, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Radnorshire (HMSO) p. 66 no. 260 online copy
Journals
- 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)
- Moseley, A.J., 1933, 'Parish of Llanbister' Transactions of the Radnorshire Society Vol. 3 p. 41-56 esp 45 online copy