Bryn y Castell, Gobowen

In the civil parish of Selattyn And Gobowen.
In the historic county of Shropshire (Modern Authority of Shropshire, 1974 county of Shropshire).

The remains of a motte castle, traditionally known as Bryn-y-Castell, meaning the 'castle on the hill'. The motte is oval in plan and measures approximately 46m by 60m at its base and 36m by 44m across its top. It is situated upon sloping ground and , in order to create a level building platform, stands higher on one side than the other. A ditch once encircled the mound but this has become infilled over time and is now only visible as a shallow depression on the western side. The lower part of the eastern edge of the motte was removed in C19 to allow the construction of Preeshenlle United Reformed Church.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SJ30393404

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

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1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 66885

Books

Jackson, M.J.,1988, Castles of Shropshire (Shrewsbury: Shropshire Libraries) p9
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p432 [Whittington no2]

Journal Articles

1979, Aerial Archaeology Vol4 p56, 63
Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124
Chitty, Lily, 1949, Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society Vol53 p92-3

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