Motte at Cas-lai/Hayscastle
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Motte at Cas-lai/Hayscastle
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 12 Apr 2009
A tree-covered mound is all that remains of Haye's Castle, one of several such earth fortifications in the area, erected by the Normans advancing from the coast and attempting to take control of the hinterland. There is no sign of a bailey but the motte still possesses a boggy moat, seen here in the foreground.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.889306
Longitude
-5.059505