Eglwys Cross Motte (Mount Cop Castle)
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Eglwys Cross Motte (Mount Cop Castle)
Image: © Jeff Buck Taken: 16 May 2015
Eglwys Cross Motte, or Mount Cop Castle would originally have been topped by a Norman wooden tower. Very little remains of the bailey which has been truncated by the A525 and earlier quarrying. There is an OS trig pillar on top of the motte.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.963375
Longitude
-2.790061