Llanidloes Castle

The motte dates from 1280, when Owain de la Pole was granted a charter for a market at Llanidloes.  The town was laid out with a rectilinear plan, alongside the Severn.  The palisade walls were completed with a motte forming the south side (town walls could often be defended by a strong fortification - ie Caernarvon). The motte is 30m across and 3m high, with an oval bailey 60m x 50m, now obscured underneath a health centre.  Nearby streams indicate that the town ditch may have been waterfilled.

 

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