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Kidwelly Town Gate and Defences is a medieval fortification forming part of the defensive circuit of the town of Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents the urban defences that protected this important settlement, with the gatehouse serving as a key point of control and access to the town. The surviving remains comprise elements of the fortification system that would have originally enclosed the medieval town, demonstrating the strategic importance of Kidwelly as a defended settlement in South Wales. The monument is now scheduled as an ancient monument under the care of Cadw.
Kidwelly Town Gate & Defences is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM183. View the official record →
Kidwelly Town Gate and Defences is a medieval fortification forming part of the defensive circuit of the town of Kidwelly in Carmarthenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM183.
Kidwelly Town Gate & Defences dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a gatehouse. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Kidwelly Town Gate & Defences 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 CM183.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glanstony Aqueduct, Trimsaran (2.5 km), Spudder's Bridge (2.8 km), Dome Gunnery Trainer, Pembrey Airfield (3.2 km).
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