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Tomen Las Castle Mound, Pennal

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Y Domen Las; Towyn

In the community of Pennal.
In the historic county of Merioneth.
Modern authority of Gwynedd.
Preserved county of Gwynedd.

OS Map Grid Reference: SH697002
Latitude 52.58448° Longitude -3.92451°

Tomen Las Castle Mound, Pennal has been described as a certain Timber Castle, and also as a probable Palace.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

Tomen Las is a medieval castle represented by a mound or motte, that would originally have been crowned by a great timber framed tower. The castle is undocumented, however, it was probably attached to the court or llys of the Princes of Gwenydd at Pennal, removed from the earlier site in the Roman fort on Cefn Gaer (see NPRN 300159). A princely hall and associated offices would have stood near the mound, although the site is generally marshy. The surviving remains include a circular mound 26m in diameter that rises 3.0m from the traces of its ditch. The level summit is 15-17m across. There are no traces of further earthworks. The mound was treated as a tree clump in Plas Talgarth park (see NPRN 265177). (Coflein– John Wiles, RCAHMW, 11 February 2008)
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This record last updated on Monday, June 17, 2013


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