The Gatehouse website record for Wern y Cwrt Motte, Bryngwyn

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

Small motte probably C12 on an old east-west road, in valley of agricultural land.
The interpretation of this site, based on actual remains, survey and location is that the small motte and bailey represent an element within the system of land tenure, possibly held for part of a knight's fee. Such a site would have been needed to control settlement after the frontier of conquest had passed the area by. Bryngwyn does not present any major outworks that would be expected for a castle in hostile territory and Bryngwyn is, therefore, interpreted as mid period motte and bailey, a defended settlement site rather than an offensive conquest castle. (Phillips)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO39390880

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's National Monument Record (Coflein) number is 306424
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 01874g '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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