| St Illtyd's Motte | |||||||||
| Location: | Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent, Wales | ||||||||
| Map Type: | Wales | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 51.7105°N -3.1343°W | ||||||||
| Map Size: | 160 | ||||||||
| Type: | Motte-and-bailey castle | ||||||||
| Condition: | Ruins | ||||||||
| Ownership: | Private | ||||||||
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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.[1]
The surviving motte is a roughly circular steep-sided, flat-topped mound about in diameter and high. It is surrounded by a partially filled-in ditch that is 4- wide and 0.8m (02.6feet) deep.[1]