Brynhyfryd Mound

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are no visible remains

NameBrynhyfryd Mound
Alternative Names
Historic CountryMontgomeryshire
Modern AuthorityPowys
1974 AuthorityPowys
CommunityNewton and Llanllwchaiarn

Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust record of ? motte reads 'Mound (Bird, AJ, 1977). No further details. No mound seen at this NGR, but the ground does undulate in the field to either side (CPAT 1997).'

Gatehouse Comments

Lead mine nearby so mound possibly loose spoil easily eroded down by rain etc.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSO088910
Latitude52.5092697143555
Longitude-3.34473991394043
Eastings308800
Northings291000
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Books

  • Bird, A.J., 1977, History on the Ground (University of Wales Press, Cardiff)

Other

  • Gibson, A.M., 1998, Prehistoric Funerary & Ritual Sites: Upper Severn Valley (CPAT report)