Troed yr Harn Motte

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Ty'n y Caeau; Ty'n y Caernau; Alexanderstone Motte

In the community of Brecon.
In the historic county of Brecknockshire (Modern authority of Powys, preserved county of Powys).

Very feeble motte. King writes "in a very boggy field in the bottom of a valley full of brooks. It is not very clear what useful function it could play; it is exceptional small, and not the least useful for observation purposes. There was no bailey; the ditch of the motte has silted up. When the valley in its natural state it cannot have been at all easy to access." 35ft diameter 5ft high. Remfry suggest a possible siege work of the early 1270's.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Siege Work.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Cropmarks/slight earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO07012948

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; 305712

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 616

• Web site links
  • http://www.castlewales.com/alexston.html
• Books
  • Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p11
    Remfry, Paul, 1998. Castles of Breconshire (Logaston Press) p130
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p17
• Journal Articles
  • 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
    King, D.J.C., 1961, ‘The castles of Breconshire’ Brycheiniog Vol7 p85
    Renn, D.F., 1959, 'Mottes: a classification' Antiquity Vol33 p106-12 [listed as precussor to Alexanderstone]