St Illtyd's Motte
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St Illtyd's Motte, also known as St Illtyd Castle Mound, 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.[2]
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St Illtyd's Motte | |
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Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales | |
Coordinates | 51.71050°N 3.13426°W / 51.71050; -3.13426 |
Type | Motte-and-bailey castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Private |
Condition | Ruins |
Official name | St Illtyd Castle Mound[1] |
Designated | 14 May 1952; 72 years ago (1952-05-14)[1] |
Reference no. | MM141[1] |
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The surviving motte is a roughly circular steep-sided, flat-topped mound about 36 metres (118 ft)[3] 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.[2]