Bryn y Castell, Knighton

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Bryn Castell; Cnicteton; Cnichton; Trefylco

In the community of Knighton.
In the historic county of Radnorshire (Modern authority of Powys, preserved county of Powys).

Mound 40m in diameter (flat top 15m across) and 4.4m high on the edge of a steep escarpment on its N side. Surrounded, except on the N, by a ditch 1.3m deep. Usually described as original castle of Knighton of c1100. However, Remfry writes it is possible a supplementary castle of just after 1215. Possible had masonry shell keep. Armitage thought this might be a siege castle of Knighton, but this seems unlikely.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
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 SO29017217

Sources of information, references and further reading

Web site links

http://www.castlewales.com/knighton.html

Books

Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p63
Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p181
Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing) p33 [calls this a tumulus and casts doubt on being castle]
Remfry, P., 1996, Castles of Radnorshire (Logaston Press) p114
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p408
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p361
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
RCAHMW, 1913, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Radnorshire (HMSO) p55-6
Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p293
Davies, Edwin (ed), William, Jonathan, 1905, A General History of the County of Radnor [reprinted from 1858, Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser3] Vol4] p221

Journal Articles

Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
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
Renn, D.F., 1959, 'Mottes: a classification' Antiquity Vol33 p106-12

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