After the fall of Dolforwyn, the local market was shifted from that site, down to the valley, where Roger Mortimer created Newtown in 1280. This would probably have been ramparted, and a mound rising to 5m with a 39m summit and bailey 79m by 61m was built on the south side of the town. Foundations of a stone building were found by excavation in 1910, but this may have dated from 1641, when Sir John Price refortified the site during the English Civil War.

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Name	Newtown Hall Motte
Alternative Names
Historic County	Montgomeryshire
Community	Newton and Llanllwchaiarn
Type	Timber Castle
Confidence	Certain
Remains	Earthworks
Listed	Not listed
Scheduled Ancient Monument	Yes
Ordnance Survey Reference	SO107914
Eastings	310700
Northing	291400
Coflein (RCAHMW)	300896
Historic Environment Record	1034

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Books

• Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p245 [listed]
• Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Mid Wales (Malvern) p47
• Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p152
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p299
• Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
• RCAHMW, 1911, An Inventory of Ancient Monuments in Montgomeryshire (HMSO) p161-2 No818

Journals

• Spurgeon, C.J., 1967, 'Llanelwedd Mound' Archaeology in Wales Vol7 p10
• Spurgeon, C.J., 1966, ‘The castles of Montgomeryshire’ Montgomeryshire Collections Vol58 p16-7
• Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124
• 1911-12, Transactions of the Caedwain Field Club p43

Unpublished

• Silvester, R.J., 1992, Montgomeryshire Historic Settlements (CPAT report)