Scheduled Monuments- Full Report


Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument


Reference Number
DE122
Name
Tomen y Faerdre  
Date of Designation
 
Status
Designated  

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Llangedwyn  
Easting
314871  
Northing
323977  

Broad Class
Defence  
Site Type
Motte  
Period
Medieval  

Description


Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the scheduled ancient 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. Tomen y Faerdre is a well-preserved motte with fragments of an encircling rock-cut ditch. The motte is approximately 10.6m high, and the summit approximately 13m in diameter. The ditch is 2m deep maximum. 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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