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    Presteigne Castle;The Warden, Earthwork Castle

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    NPRN306465
    Map ReferenceSO36SW
    Grid ReferenceSO3096064505
    Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
    Old CountyRadnorshire
    CommunityPresteigne
    Type Of SiteMOTTE AND BAILEY
    PeriodMedieval
    Description
    A sub-oval enclosure, c.43m by 21m, defined by scarps along the S, elsewhere by a bank and ditch, with a further, rectilinear enclosure, c.49m by 37m, on the E, defined by scarps.
    'Castle ditch' mentioned 1337, area landscaped in 19th C. (see Nprn301737).
    (source Os495card; SO36SW18)
    RCAHMW AP955032/41-2; 965146/55
    J.Wiles 17.09.02