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Castle Mound, Llanfyrnach is a motte positioned in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. The monument comprises an earthen mound typical of Norman or early medieval fortification, representing a form of military architecture common across Wales and the Welsh Marches following the Norman conquest. Its location within the parish of Llanfyrnach reflects the pattern of defensive settlement and territorial control established during the medieval colonisation of Pembrokeshire. The site remains an important archaeological record of early medieval fortification strategies in the region, though detailed excavation records specific to this mound are limited in the published scholarly literature.
Castle Mound, Llanfyrnach is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE097. View the official record →
Castle Mound, Llanfyrnach is a motte positioned in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE097.
Castle Mound, Llanfyrnach dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Mound, Llanfyrnach 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 PE097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Mawr Mound and Bailey Castle (4.7 km), Crug Hywel Round Barrow (4.7 km), Two Round Barrows near Crossroads N of Eglwsfair-a-Churig Church (4.8 km).
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