CPAT Regional Historic Environment Record
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Llyssun Castle

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 756
Trust : Clwyd Powys
Site Type : Motte and bailey
Period : Medieval
Community : Llanerfyl
NGR : SJ03151007
Legal Protection : scheduled ancient monument

Description :
Motte sited above the river Banway and surrounded by a ditch 1.3m deep. The motte has a summit diameter of 4m. The bailey, which lies to the east, consists of a raised platform 16m by 12m. The castle was originally approached from the north (Silvester, R J 1992c, 83).

Located on a natural spur which runs east-west on the north side of the Banwy flood plain. The motte is 4.0m above the surrounding pasture and has a diameter of 9.0m. It is separated from the bailey to the west by a distinct ditch which is badly eroded. The bailey is 16.0m east to west, 10.0m wide and 3.0m high. Several mature trees grow on the site (Cadw 1998).


Sources :
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , 1911 , Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouth I - County of Montgomery
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales , 1911 , Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouth I - County of Montgomery
Silvester, R J , 1992 , Montgomeryshire Historic Settlements ( © CPAT)
Welsh Office Ancient Monuments Branch , 1974 , Schedule of Ancient Monuments in Wales
Welsh Office Ancient Monuments Branch , 1981 , Schedule of Ancient Monuments in Wales
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust , 1978 , Site visit record - PRN756
Cadw , 1998 , Cadw Field Monument Wardens Report - Mg072(POW)
Welsh Office Ancient Monuments Branch , 1980 , Scheduling map - Mg072(POW)
Cadw , 1986 , Scheduling map - Mg072(POW)
Ordnance Survey , 1959 , OS record card SJ01SW 5
Ordnance Survey , 1973 , OS record card SJ01SW 5
Ordnance Survey , 1974 , OS record card SJ01SW 5
Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust , 1974ff , Powys Archaeological Record Archive ( © CPAT)

Events :
301137 : Llyssun Castle, field visit 1978 (year : 1978)
319446 : Llyssun Castle, field visit 1988 (year : 1988)
319447 : Llyssun Castle, field visit 1992 (year : 1992)
319448 : Llyssun Castle, field visit 1997 (year : 1997)

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May 25, 2013, 2:38 am - File produced for Archwilio from CPAT's Regional HER.
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust, Curatorial Section, 41 Broad Street, Welshpool, Powys SY21 7RR.
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