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<< Text Pages >> St Illtyd's Castle Mound - Artificial Mound in Wales in Monmouthshire

Submitted by thehappydruid on Wednesday, 24 July 2019  Page Views: 730

Multi-periodSite Name: St Illtyd''s Castle Mound Alternative Name: Twyn Motte
Country: Wales County: Monmouthshire Type: Artificial Mound
 Nearest Village: Llanhilleth
Map Ref: SO2172601919
Latitude: 51.710522N  Longitude: 3.134271W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5
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Artificial Mound in Monmouthshire

A castle motte/mound near Llanhilleth, off the road going towards British Mountain, Pontypool
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SO2101 : Tractor, St Illtyd, Aberbeeg, Blaenau Gwent by Jaggery
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SO2101 : Farm buildings, Aberbeeg, Blaenau Gwent by Jaggery
by Jaggery
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SO2101 : Dog fouling notice, St Illtyd, Aberbeeg, Blaenau Gwent by Jaggery
by Jaggery
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SO2101 : Tall metal container, St Illtyd, Aberbeeg, Blaenau Gwent by Jaggery
by Jaggery
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SO2101 : Churchyard, St Illtyd, above Brynithel by M J Roscoe
by M J Roscoe
©2016(licence)

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