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Clyn Pattel Motte & Bailey

Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

A scheduled monument in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, recorded as Motte (Medieval).

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Clyn Pattel Motte & Bailey, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Scheduled monument
Site type
Motte
Period
Medieval
Date of designation
23 July 1982
Community
Narberth
Unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
51.79486, -4.71556
SAM number
PE412
Cadw record number
2081

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Motte and Bailey 0.7 - 0.9m high with flat top c 25m in diameter. Surrounded by a ditch in a stream bed on NW and SW, and a dry ditch on the W 3m wide and 20cm deep. Situated in a field used for pasture.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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