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Twt Hill, Rhuddlan, Motte and Bailey

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NPRN157156
Map ReferenceSJ07NW
Grid ReferenceSJ0264077660
Unitary (Local) AuthorityDenbighshire
Old CountyFlintshire
CommunityRhuddlan
Type Of SiteMOTTE AND BAILEY
PeriodMedieval
Description
1. Mound associated with castle established 1073, where repairs were recorded 1241-2; superceded by Rhuddlan Castle (Nprn92914) from 1277: the castle is set on a natural spur above the Clwyd; the motte is c.75-80m in diameter, 5.0-12m high with a summit diameter of 11m by 8.0m; the bailey on the north is c.36m by 56m, defined by scarps on the N and NW.
The whole work is thought to be much degraded owing to its sandy composition; observations of mortar suggest the presence of masonry structures.
Associated with:
Norman borough (Nprn303586).

(source OS495 card; SJ07NW5)

J.Wiles 10.10.2002

2. Royal Commission aerial photography on 19th July 2018, during the 2018 drought, recorded parchmarks of a circular stone tower on the summit of the motte.

T. Driver, RCAHMW, 2019