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Castell Crychydd is a motte and bailey castle situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the Anglo-Norman conquest of South Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The castle comprises a substantial mounded earthwork typical of early Norman military architecture in Wales, designed to provide defensive control over the surrounding territory. Its construction reflects the strategic importance of Pembrokeshire during the period of Norman settlement and consolidation in South Wales, when such fortifications served as centres of administration and military authority. The site remains substantially preserved as an earthwork monument, retaining much of its original topographical character despite the passage of nearly nine centuries.
Castell Crychydd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE205. View the official record →
Castell Crychydd is a motte and bailey castle situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the Anglo-Norman conquest of South Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. 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 Britain.
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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