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Allt-y-Ferin Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey castle located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, that represents Norman fortification activity in the region. The monument consists of an earthen mound with an associated bailey enclosure, typical of the rapid defensive structures established by Norman settlers following their arrival in South Wales during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site's strategic location reflects the pattern of Norman settlement and consolidation of territorial control in the Welsh borderlands and Welsh interior during the post-Conquest period.
Allt-y-Ferin Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM157. View the official record →
Allt-y-Ferin Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey castle located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, that represents Norman fortification activity in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM157.
Allt-y-Ferin Mound and Bailey Castle dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Allt-y-Ferin Mound and Bailey Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM157.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Cnap Castle (2 km), Ffynnon-Newydd Standing Stones (3.4 km), Maes y Crug round barrow (3.6 km).
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