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The Mount, Abergele is a medieval mound located in north Wales, protected as an ancient monument by Cadw. The earthwork represents a motte or ringwork, a common defensive structure of the medieval period, built to command the local landscape and serve as a stronghold for a local lord or garrison. Its precise foundation date remains undetermined, but such monuments typically date from the Norman Conquest period onwards through the medieval centuries.
The mound rises from bedrock of the Warwickshire Group, Early Permian siltstone and sandstone interspersed with mudstone, geology that provides a stable foundation for the substantial earthwork. This underlying geology shaped both the construction possibilities and the drainage characteristics of the site, factors that medieval engineers would have considered when establishing a fortification of this type.
The Mount's survival as an upstanding earthwork within the landscape of Abergele demonstrates the durability of such medieval constructions. Though no standing structures remain visible, the mound itself constitutes a significant monument to the settlement patterns and power structures of medieval Wales, where such motte-and-bailey and ringwork forms were established to assert Norman or Welsh lordly authority across territory and to protect settlements below.
The Mount, Abergele is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE031. View the official record →
The Mount, Abergele is a medieval mound located in north Wales, protected as an ancient monument by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE031.
The Mount, Abergele dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The Mount, Abergele 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 DE031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Cawr Hillfort (1.5 km), Pen-y-Corddyn Camp (3.3 km), St George's Well, Abergele (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of The Mount, Abergele'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.
The Mount, Abergele stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.