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Luggy Motte, Berriew

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Lower Luggy Moat; The Moat, Upper Luggy Farm; The Moat, Luggy Bridge

In the community of Berriew.
In the historic county of Montgomeryshire.
Modern authority of Powys.
Preserved county of Powys.

OS Map Grid Reference: SJ19890214
Latitude 52.61112° Longitude -3.18474°

Luggy Motte, Berriew has been described as a certain Timber Castle.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

A ditched mound, c.40m in diameter and 8.6m high, summit diameter 14m. A D-shaped/subrectangular platform, c.42m by 40m, defined by scarps, up to 1.0m high, with traces of a ditch, adjoins on the E, both being actively eroded by the Luggy Brook on the N. (Coflein)

Motte. Base diameter 40m. Top diameter 14m. Bailey to E reduced to scarp edged platform. N edge of motte eroded by Luggy brook. Wrongly classified 'Tumulus' by OS, 1903. Steep sided, near circular mound, c.42m diameter at base and c.20m diameter across summit, with a vertical height of 8m. A poorly defined shallow ditch, up to 10m wide in places surrounds the motte. To the east of the mound, are the remains of a rectilinear bailey, where a low bank with suggestions of an external ditch in the south-east corner define an area with rough dimensions of 36 x 43m. The northern extents of the bailey are not known due to erosion by the stream. It was estimated that 18% of the mound had been eroded away by 1995. The exposed section of the mound was recorded and conservation measures taken to prevent further damage to the monument. (Silvester, R J, 1997) (Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust HER)

Comments

The mound shows clear evidence of being built with levelling layers of clay.

Links to archaeological and architectural databases, mapping and other online resources

Data >	Coflein	County HER	Scheduling
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

The CADW scheduled monument record number is MG043.
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s) for this site is/are 306761.
The County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) for this site is/are 110.

Books
- Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 246 (listed)
  Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p. 42
  Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p. 152
  Burnham, H., 1995, A Guide to Ancient and Historic Wales: Clwyd and Powys (Cadw, London)
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 295
  RCAHMW, 1911, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Montgomeryshire (HMSO) p. 5 no. 17 online copy
Periodical Articles
- Silvester, R.J., 1997, ‘Luggy Moat. Berriew: recording and conservation’ Montgomeryshire Collections Vol. 85 p. 1-12 online copy
  Spurgeon, C.J., 1966, ‘The castles of Montgomeryshire’ Montgomeryshire Collections Vol. 59 p. 12-3 online copy
  Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 112 p. 77-124

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