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Latitude: 51.8322 / 51°49'55"N
Longitude: -4.8156 / 4°48'56"W
OS Eastings: 206096
OS Northings: 218587
OS Grid: SN060185
Mapcode National: GBR CS.VN6H
Mapcode Global: VH2NY.H61T
Entry Name: Dingstopple Castle Mound
Scheduled Date: 6 June 1950
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3033
Cadw Legacy ID: PE183
Schedule Class: Defence
Category: Motte
Period: Medieval
County: Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
Community: Llawhaden (Llanhuadain)
Traditional County: Pembrokeshire
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. Dingstopple Castle Mound stands to a height of c 3m with a c 6m chamber across summit which is saucer shaped. There is a ditch 4 to 5m wide all around, partly formed by a small stream on the east.
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.
Source: Cadw
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