Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hen Domen
Llansantffraid, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Motte
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- Llansantffraid
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.76156, -3.12696
- SAM number
- MG103
- Cadw record number
- 2627
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
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 and ditch, 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. This is a well-preserved motte, placed on rising ground above the Vymwy. The bailey has been ploughed out; although it was probably on the northern side. The ditch has also largely been ploughed, though still traceable in the north and west.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval defensive practices. The monument is well-preserved and 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 areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
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