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Goytre Wood, Castle Mound

Motte

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Goytre Wood, Castle Mound is a Medieval motte in Monmouthshire, Wales, where a raised earthwork still marks the site of a lost castle. People may have built the mound to watch the surrounding land or to signal across the valley, while the wood closed around the stones until only the shape of power remained.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Goytre Wood, Castle Mound as Motte from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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