GATEHOUSE
The comprehensive gazetteer and bibliography of the medieval castles, fortifications and palaces of England, Wales, the Islands.
 
 
Home
The listings
Other Info
Books
Links
Downloads
Contact
 
Print Page 
 
Next Record 
Previous Record 
Back to list 

Hendom Mound, Corwen

In the community of Corwen.
In the historic county of Merioneth.
Modern authority of Denbighshire.
Preserved county of Clwyd.

OS Map Grid Reference: SJ13574298
Latitude 52.97705° Longitude -3.28866°

Hendom Mound, Corwen has been described as a Timber Castle although is doubtful that it was such.

There are earthwork remains.
Description

Damaged motte, probable predecessor to Rug. (King, 1983)

A large mound 34m diameter 4m in height irregular in shape and cut into on east side by a cottage. The mound is probably natural and of a glacial origin. Large mound, apparently natural. Certainly not a round barrow. The only archaeological possibility is a motte (CPAT site visit 4/12/98). Considered by Spurgeon to be a motte with no trace of a bailey (Manley, J, Grenter, S & Gale, F, 1991, pp171).' (Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER)

A rather irregular, near circular mound set on the brink of the escarpment above the Dee. It has been variously identified as a prehistoric cairn or barrow, and as a medieval castle mount. The mound is about 34m across and 4.0m high, with an irregular summit. There are no good indications of a ditch and a possible kerb ring has not been confirmed. It has been variously quarried and otherwise mutilated. This is probably a natural feature, although it could have been adapted as a funerary monument or as a castle site. A castle mound lies about 1.0km to the west (NPRN 300518). (Coflein)
Comments

Midway between Llangollan and Corwen and some distance from Rug. In the narrow, u-shaped, valley of the River Dee and able to control the road, although this is true of any point in this narrow valley. If this was a motte, which is questionable, it would most likely be a predecessor to Owain Glyndwr's Mount, itself a predecessor to the Owain Glyndwrs House moated site. Whilst it is questionable there was a fortification here it does seem likely this mound could have been used, as it still is, as a building platform for a medieval residence of lower status.
Links to archaeological and architectural databases, mapping and other online resources

Data >
Coflein   County HER            
Maps >
Streetmap   NLS maps   Where's the path   Old-Maps      
Data/Maps > 
Magic   Historic Wales   V. O. B.   Geology   LIDAR  
Air Photos > 
Bing Maps   Google Maps   Getmapping   ZoomEarth      
Photos >
CastleFacts   Geograph   Flickr   Panoramio      

Sources of information, references and further reading
Most of the sites or buildings recorded in this web site are NOT open to the public and permission to visit a site must always be sought from the landowner or tenant.
It is an offence to disturb a Scheduled Monument without consent. It is a destruction of everyone's heritage to remove archaeological evidence from ANY site without proper recording and reporting.
Don't use metal detectors on historic sites without authorisation.
The information on this web page may be derived from information compiled by and/or copyright of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales, the four welsh archaeological trusts and other individuals and organisations. It may also contain Designated Historic Asset Descriptive Information from The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence. All the sources given should be consulted to identify the original copyright holder and permission obtained from them before use of the information on this site for commercial purposes.
The author and compiler of Gatehouse does not receive any income from the site and funds it himself. The information within this site is provided freely for educational purposes only.
The bibliography owes much to various bibliographies produced by John Kenyon for the Council for British Archaeology, the Castle Studies Group and others.
Suggestions for finding online and/or hard copies of bibliographical sources can be seen at this link.
Minor archaeological investigations, such as watching brief reports, and some other 'grey' literature is most likely to be held by H.E.R.s but is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded here, or elsewhere, but some suggestions can be found here.
The possible site or monument is represented on maps as a point location. This is a guide only. It should be noted that OS grid references defines an area, not a point location. In practice this means the actual center of the site or monument may often, but not always, be to the North East of the point shown.
Locations derived from OS grid references and from latitude longitiude may differ by a small distance.
Further information on mapping and location can be seen at this link.
Lidar coverage in the UK is not complete. The button above will give an idea of the area of coverage. Higher resolution lidar images in both DSM and DTM form may be available from Lle A geo-Portal for Wales (click the preview tag to bring up a map and then select format byclicking on the small blue diamond in the top right corner of the map.)
Please help to make this as useful a resource as possible by contacting Gatehouse if you see errors, can add information or have suggestions for improvements in functality and design.
Help is acknowledged.

This record last updated before 1 February 2016
Home | Books | Links | The Fortifications and Castles | Help | Downloads | Author Information | Contact

¤¤¤¤¤