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Castell Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of South Wales. The site comprises an earthwork mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of early Norman military architecture employed to establish control over newly conquered territories. Such fortifications served as administrative and defensive centres during the period of Norman expansion into Wales, though detailed documentary records specific to this site remain limited. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register.
Castell Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM131. View the official record →
Castell Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest and settlement of South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM131.
Castell Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle 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 Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle 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 CM131.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Bach (0.3 km), Crug Hywel Round Barrow (3.3 km), Pant-Glas Round Barrow (3.3 km).
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