Moated Mound, Dilwyn.
SMR NO. 2238 GRID REF: SO 4155 5440
260 yards south of Dilwyn church in the garden of a private house, lies this moated possible castle site.
Description of the site today
A partially wet moat encloses a nearly circular area c165 foot in diameter rising slightly above the surrounding ground with the remains of a rampart.
The site appears to be a ringwork with reduced remains of an encircling bank on the north side.The ditch is waterfilled on the east and south, but the north is infilled and only visible as a slight depression. Buried foundations on the moat indicate a large shell keep with walls 5-6ft thick. Inside the shell, slightly off centre is a large, roughly rectangular block of masonry, possibly an indication that there may have once been a stone keep on the site. |
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There is a large bailey to the east with 2 fishponds and an embankment giving it a boundary on the southeast with the road to the east and the north. The upper bailey is hard to identify as most of the area is now covered by modern housing. |
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Foundation and history of the site.
1086: At the time of the Domesday Survey William de Ecouis held Dilwyn. It was given to Godfrey Gamages and for a long time was the centre of his estate.
13th century: In the early part of this century it was held by William de Braose. In the middle of this century the manor was split into 2 and shared between the fitz Warins and the Mallorys.