Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Mount, Abergele
Abergele, Conwy, Wales
A scheduled monument in Abergele, Conwy, recorded as Mound (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Mound
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Abergele
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.28519, -3.57996
- SAM number
- DE031
- Cadw record number
- 3317
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 95 Rhyl (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument, formerly called The Peel, comprises the remains of a flat-topped, earthen platform with rounded corners, probably dating to the medieval period (c.1066 - 1540AD). It is located overlooking the River Gele to the N and W. The mound measures approximately 30m square and 1.2m in height. Edward Lhuyd writing in c.1698 records that the site had a defensive function and the monument is perhaps best interpreted as a medieval moated site. 'The Peel' is recorded as early as 1334.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval defensive practices. The monument is well-preserved and is an important relic of the medieval landscape. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of both structural evidence and intact associated deposits.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is an irregular polygon in shape and measures 75m N-S by 55m transversely.
Nearby in the register
- The Pen-y-bont InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- St Paul Addoldy yr Eglwys FethodistiaddReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty-mawr TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty-mawr TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.