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Bron-Felin Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The monument comprises a raised mound or motte together with an associated bailey, representing a common form of early medieval fortification established in Wales following the Norman conquest. Dating to the Norman period, such structures served as military strongholds and administrative centres for incoming colonial forces. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological record of Norman settlement and defence strategies in medieval Wales.
Bron-Felin Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG051. View the official record →
Bron-Felin Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG051.
Bron-Felin Mound & Bailey Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bron-Felin Mound & 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 MG051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glog Round Barrows (7.1 km), Waun Lluest Owain Round Hut and Long Hut (7.2 km), Polyn y Groes Ddu Round Cairn II (7.8 km).
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