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Leeswood Hall Mound, The Mount

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Mold Rural

In the community of Leeswood. In the historic county of Flintshire (Modern authority of Flintshire, preserved county of Clwyd).

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
  Confidence: It is probable that this site was a medieval fortification or palace.   Earthworks remains.
CPAT report reads 'Large circular mound 30m in diameter with a flat top 8m in diameter. Probably a motte although it could be a garden feature.' Supportive of the suggestion as a garden feature is the fact that the nearby Leeswood Hall is an C18 Queen Anne house built on a new site (The Old Hall is 700m east and may, itself, not be a medieval manorial centre as the church is a 1500m south east.) However, the site does overlook a crossing of the river Terrig as is not all together improbable as a motte.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ25276150

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Air Photo and general mapping

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Mid to late 19th century maps

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Landscape form and features

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General location and route planning

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occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's National Monument Record (Coflein) number is 300651
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 100117 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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This record last updated on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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