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Castell Du Castle Mound is a motte located near Carmarthen in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the Anglo-Norman conquest of south Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument consists of an earthen mound characteristic of early Norman fortifications, representing the type of rapid defensive structure erected during the initial phases of Anglo-Norman settlement and territorial control in the region. Though modest in its surviving remains, the site exemplifies the strategic use of motte-and-bailey fortifications as instruments of Norman military dominance and administrative authority in medieval Wales. The site is designated and protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, reflecting its importance to understanding the medieval defensive landscape of Carmarthenshire.
Castell Du Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM114. View the official record →
Castell Du Castle Mound is a motte located near Carmarthen in Carmarthenshire, 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 CM114.
Castell Du Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castell Du Castle Mound 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 CM114.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crug Gwyn Round Barrow (4.2 km), Crug Fach Round Barrow (4.9 km), Cross-Incised Stone in Churchyard (5.4 km).
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