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Banc y Bettws Castle Mound is a motte situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing a form of medieval fortification characteristic of the Norman period and its aftermath. The site comprises an earthwork mound typical of motte-and-bailey castles, which served as defensive strongholds during the medieval era. Located within the historic landscape of Carmarthenshire, the monument reflects the pattern of Norman and post-Conquest settlement and military organisation in South Wales. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the site remains an important archaeological record of medieval Welsh and Anglo-Norman frontier fortification.
Banc y Bettws Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM124. View the official record →
Banc y Bettws Castle Mound is a motte situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing a form of medieval fortification characteristic of the Norman period and its aftermath. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM124.
Banc y Bettws Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Banc y Bettws Castle Mound 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 CM124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of Standing Stones NE of Llechdwnni (6 km), Limekilns at Penymynydd, Pedair Heol (6.3 km), Remains of Blast Furnace at Pont Henry (6.5 km).
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