A well hidden Motte

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A well hidden Motte

Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 21 Sep 2022

The clump of trees hides a medieval motte, one of many through the border counties. This one was probably part of Welsh defences against the English, whilst a little further east one might expect the opposite.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.095773
Longitude
-3.278117