St Illtyd's Motte
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OwnerPrivate
ConditionRuins
| St Illtyd's Motte | |
|---|---|
| Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Motte-and-bailey castle |
| Owner | Private |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Location | |
  St Illtyd's Motte Shown within Wales | |
| Coordinates | 51°42′38″N 3°08′03″W / 51.71050°N 3.13426°W |
| Official name | St Illtyd Castle Mound[1] |
| Designated | 14 May 1952[1] |
| Reference no. | MM141[1] |
St Illtyd's Motte, also known as St Illtyd Castle Mound, is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. It was probably destroyed by Llywelyn the Great in the early thirteenth century and not rebuilt. The remnants are a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]
The surviving motte is a roughly circular steep-sided, flat-topped mound about 36 metres (118 ft)[3] in diameter and 6.16 metres (20.2 ft) high. It is surrounded by a partially filled-in ditch that is 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) wide and 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) deep.[2]