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Castell Meurig is a motte and bailey castle situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing a form of military fortification characteristic of the Norman period in Wales. The monument comprises an elevated mound with an associated bailey enclosure, a defensive arrangement typical of early medieval castle construction in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site reflects the pattern of Norman expansion and settlement in South Wales during the post-Conquest period, serving strategic and territorial purposes in the wider process of Anglo-Norman consolidation in the region. Its physical remains survive as earthwork features that continue to demonstrate the defensive principles and spatial organisation of motte and bailey fortifications.
Castell Meurig is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM099. View the official record →
Castell Meurig is a motte and bailey castle situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing a form of military fortification characteristic of the Norman period in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM099.
Castell Meurig 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 Meurig 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 CM099.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryngwyn Standing Stone (6.4 km), Burnt Mound 500m ESE of Llwyn Wennol (8 km), Pont Clydach settlement (8.4 km).
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