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Powis Castle Park Mound is an unclassified post-medieval or modern earthwork situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG212. The mound occupies ground underlain by Ludlow Rocks, a geological formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow period. This bedrock composition has shaped the landscape and soils of the immediate vicinity, influencing both the monument's construction and its preservation.
The earthwork's form and purpose reflect practices common to post-medieval and modern land management, though its specific function remains unclassified within the monument record. Such mounds frequently served multiple roles across this period, from agricultural utility and drainage features to ornamental landscaping elements within estate grounds. The castle park setting suggests integration with the designed landscape of Powis Castle's broader estate.
The mound's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the durability of such monuments when constructed on stable geology. The underlying mudstone and siltstone would have provided a firm base, whilst the sandstone beds offered some drainage. Its continued protection as a heritage asset recognises the archaeological value of unclassified earthworks in understanding the full chronology and development of the Powis estate landscape beyond its better-known medieval and early modern phases.
Powis Castle Park Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG212. View the official record →
Powis Castle Park Mound is an unclassified post-medieval or modern earthwork situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG212.
Powis Castle Park Mound dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a earthwork (unclassified). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Powis Castle Park Mound is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MG212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography) (8.6 km), Ffridd Faldwyn Camp (9 km), Montgomery Castle (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Powis Castle Park Mound's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Powis Castle Park Mound stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.