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Castell Bach is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of South Wales in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. The site comprises a prominent mound with associated bailey, representing a typical form of early Norman military installation designed to establish territorial control and garrison authority in the newly conquered Welsh lands. The earthwork survives as a substantial upstanding monument, preserving evidence of the defensive strategy employed by Norman lords to secure their position in the region during this period of intensive castle-building across South Wales.
Castell Bach is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM129. View the official record →
Castell Bach is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of South Wales in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM129.
Castell Bach dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castell Bach 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 CM129.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle (0.3 km), Crug Hywel Round Barrow (3.5 km), Pant-Glas Round Barrow (3.6 km).
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