Cottrell Motte

Cottrell Motte

Cottrell Motte Details

Cottrell Motte, e/w of ditched motte with summit bank and ?associated enclosure to SE

  • Closest To: Cardiff, Barry, Cowbridge
  • Access: Occasional Access
  • Grid Reference: ST081745

Cottrell Motte is a modest ditched motte on top of a commanding hillock that now sits in the middle of a golf course. Perhaps 400 metres north-east is the larger motte and bailey of Y Gaer; the relationship between the two is unknown. The site does show hints of a bailey on LIDAR, but this may vbe modern pathways associated with the golf course. Access to the site is not possblle except to golf club members.