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Castell Eglwyswrw is a motte and bailey castle located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period of medieval Wales. The site comprises a substantial earthen motte with an attached bailey, representing a typical example of early Norman fortification architecture introduced to Wales following the late eleventh-century conquest of Pembrokeshire. The castle exemplifies the strategic defensive architecture employed by Norman lords to consolidate their control over the Welsh borders and subjugated territories. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection, the site retains its archaeological integrity as a significant record of medieval military engineering and Norman settlement patterns in South Wales.
Castell Eglwyswrw is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE171. View the official record →
Castell Eglwyswrw 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 PE171.
Castell Eglwyswrw 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 Eglwyswrw 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 PE171.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ty-Newydd Standing Stones (7.7 km), Waun Clyn-Coch Hut Group (7.7 km), Rhos Fach standing stone pair (7.9 km).
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