Cae Twmpin Placename, Merthyr Cynog

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are no visible remains

NameCae Twmpin Placename, Merthyr Cynog
Alternative Names
Historic CountryBrecknockshire
Modern AuthorityPowys
1974 AuthorityPowys
CommunityMerthyr Cynog

Old Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust record of ? motte read 'Name suggestive of a mound. No further detail.' The newer Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER record drops the ? motte and adds 'Interfluvial spur where the land has been improved in the past. No mound to be seen. (CPAT 2004)'

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO002429
Latitude52.0754890441895
Longitude-3.45726990699768
Eastings300220
Northings242900
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