Llangibby Motte

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; The Bowling Green; Llangybi; Tregrug

In the community of Llangybi. In the historic county of Monmouthshire (Modern authority of Monmouthshire, preserved county of Gwent).

A low and level bank, c.44-48m in diameter, set about the interior of a sub-oval, ditched and counterscarped enclosure, is thought to represent a bowling green established on the earthworks of a castle. There is an outer ditched enclosure, c.60m N-S by 46m, on the E. Castle first mentioned c.1262, believed to have been superceded by Llangiby Castle in early C14. The earthwork was planted as part of the grounds of Llangibby House.
The earthworks are extensively damaged and interpretation is difficult. Phillips suggests that the features of the earthwork suggest a late fortified site and that this site may have been a replacement of the unfinished Llangiby castle. Excavation would be required for a better interpretation of the site.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST36969735

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