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Moynes Court

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

Moynes Court was originally C13 stone fortified manor house, founded by Sir Bogo de Knovil. The large oval platform encased by a ditch, with a counterscarp bank, now supports an early Tudor three gabled mansion house. C14 gateway and a sub-rectangular platform, c.56m E-W by 44m, defined by a moat, with an outer bank except on the N, where there is a causewayed entrance.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is ST51989085

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Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 308006, 20438

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 01215g, 01216g

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This record last updated on Saturday, January 20, 2007

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