Ladys Mount, Powis Castle Park

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Ladys Mound; Pola; Pole; Pool; Powis; Trallwng; Trallwm

In the community of Welshpool.
In the historic county of Montgomeryshire (Modern authority of Powys, preserved county of Powys).

Mound 300m West of Powis Castle. A rather oval ditched motte, c.34-7m in diameter and 5.6m high, with a D-shaped bailey platform, c.23m by 23m, on the SW. A low bank around the summit of the motte that has been interpreted as the remains of a shell keep, could also be related to the summerhouse said to have stood here, 'associated with the girlhoods of the second Duke of Powy's four lovely daughters' A structure appears to be depicted on the summit of the motte on the OS map of 1891. Usually suggested as precussor to Powis castle but also as a seige work.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Siege Work.
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 SJ21220634

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 306954

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 122

Books

Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p48 [mention]
Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p150
Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing)
Higham, R. and Barker, P., 1992, Timber Castles (Batsford) p202, 242
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p300 Vol2 p567
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p265-6
RCAHMW, 1911, An Inventory of Ancient Monuments in Montgomeryshire (HMSO) p182 No930

Journal Articles

Spurgeon, C.J., 1966, ‘The castles of Montgomeryshire’ Montgomeryshire Collections Vol58 p13, 51-4
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

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