Tump Turret, Trellech, Monmouthshire, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.

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Tump Turret, Trellech, Monmouthshire, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. The earthwork stands at 40 feet high, is situated within Court Farm to the south-west of St Nicholas' Church. It dates back to Norman times, as the site of a small motte and bailey castle. There is a superstition that calamity will overtake anyone who attempts to excavate it. Trellech was one of the major towns of medieval Wales, the remains of which have been subject to excavations which have been sustained over many years and which continue today.

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Size: 5242px × 3493px
Location: The Tump Turret, Trellech, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © mark saunders / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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