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Castell Crychydd is a motte and bailey castle located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period of medieval Wales. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with an associated bailey, representing typical twelfth-century Norman defensive architecture employed during the conquest and settlement of South Wales. The castle's strategic positioning reflects the Norman strategy of establishing strongholds throughout Pembrokeshire to consolidate territorial control in the region. The monument remains largely in the form of earthworks and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Welsh heritage designation system.
Castell Crychydd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE205. View the official record →
Castell Crychydd is a motte and bailey castle located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period of medieval Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE205.
Castell Crychydd 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.
Castell Crychydd 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 PE205.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maen Gwyn Hir (5.1 km), Pencastell Hillfort (5.8 km), Crug Elwin Round Barrow (6.4 km).
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