St Illtyd's Motte
| St Illtyd's Motte | |
|---|---|
| Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales | |
  St Illtyd's Motte | |
| Coordinates | 51°42′38″N 3°08′03″W / 51.71050°N 3.13426°W |
| Type | Motte-and-bailey castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Private |
| Condition | Ruins |
St Illtyd's Motte is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. It was probably destroyed by Llywelyn the Great in the early thirteenth century and not rebuilt. The remnants are a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[1]
The surviving motte is a roughly circular steep-sided, flat-topped mound about 36 metres (118 ft)[2] in diameter and 6.16 metres (20.2 ft) high. It is surrounded by a partially filled-in ditch that is 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) wide and 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) deep.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b "St. Illtyd's Motte". www.cofiadurcahcymru.org.uk. The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "Coflein". www.coflein.gov.uk. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 2 May 2016.