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Castell Allt Craig-Arth is a medieval castle situated in Ceredigion, Wales, that dates to the medieval period and served a defensive function within the region's strategic landscape. The site comprises earthwork remains characteristic of castle construction, with its topographical setting on elevated terrain reflecting the typical placement of medieval Welsh fortifications designed to command the surrounding landscape and control movement through the locality. The castle represents the material expression of medieval military architecture and settlement patterns in Ceredigion during the period of Welsh territorial organisation and inter-lordly competition. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site preserves evidence of medieval defensive strategy and the physical infrastructure of power in medieval Wales.
Castell Allt Craig-Arth is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD092. View the official record →
Castell Allt Craig-Arth is a medieval castle situated in Ceredigion, Wales, that dates to the medieval period and served a defensive function within the region's strategic landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD092.
Castell Allt Craig-Arth dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castell Allt Craig-Arth 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 CD092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fish traps on Beach SW of Aberarth (2.6 km), Allt Hengeraint Pillbox (3.1 km), Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Castell Allt Craig-Arth's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castell Allt Craig-Arth stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.