| Sycharth Motte and Bailey Castle | |
|---|---|
| Llansilin, Montgomeryshire, Wales | |
 Sycharth from field, showing motte | |
  Sycharth Motte and Bailey Castle | |
| Coordinates | 52°49′28″N 3°10′51″W / 52.824498°N 3.180842°W |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Cadw guardianship |
| Condition | Grass covered mound with banks and outer bailey. |
| Site history | |
| Built | Norman Period |
| Materials | Timber Castle |
| Demolished | 1403 |
| Events | Revolt of Owain Glyndŵr (1400–09) |
Sycharth was a motte and bailey castle near Llansilin, Powys, Wales.[1][2] Until 1996 Sycharth was in the historic county of Denbighshire, but was then transferred to the Shire area of Montgomeryshire within Powys. Sycharth was the birthplace of Owain Glyndŵr.[3]
- ^ Hubbard E, The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd, Penguin/ Yale 1986, 242-3
- ^ Melville Richards ‘‘Welsh Territorial and Administrative Units’’ University of Wales Press, 1969, pg. 200
- ^ Sycharth Castle / Castlewales.com