Ballan Moor Castle

Monmouthshire, south Wales
ST 488 895

Very little is know of this early castle which is not too far from Chepstow. Salter describes the site as a "low lying motte and bailey that may have been the creation of the Ballon family in c1086-1106." Laurie Oliver recently visited the site and made the following observations:
"It is believed to be 11th Century - the site comprises a large motte with remains of ditches around and a large keep area, with a swampy area around three sides of it. The fourth side is a railway embankment."

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