Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Maesmor Hall Castle Mound
Llangwm, Conwy, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llangwm, Conwy, recorded as Motte (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Motte
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Llangwm
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.98954, -3.47202
- SAM number
- DE149
- Cadw record number
- 375
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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 · 120 Corwen (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 comprises the remains of a motte, dating to the medieval period (c. 1066-1540 AD). A motte is a large conical or pyramidal mound of soil and/or stone, usually surrounded by either a wet or dry ditch, and surmounted by a tower constructed of timber or stone.
In this case, the mound is oval, 35m long (WNW - ESE) by 12m wide and is located c. 70m SW of the present course of the Afon Ceirw within the grounds of Maesmor Hall, which lies 100m to the ENE. There are signs that it was surrounded by a ditch, and there may have been a bailey (an adjacent embanked enclosure), but its location has led to the disappearance of both of those features.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval settlement and defence. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The site itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Maesmor HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont MaesmorTransportunder 1 mi
- Gwesty y Gafr (The Goat Hotel)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Sibieski Wynne Monument in churchyard of the Church of St CatrinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.