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Llanboidy Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing Norman military architecture of the medieval period. The monument comprises an earthwork defence consisting of a raised mound with an associated bailey, typical of the rapid fortification strategy employed by Norman settlers in Wales during the 11th and 12th centuries. The site's physical characteristics exemplify the practical defensive engineering of early Norman settlement, with the mound providing elevated vantage and refuge whilst the bailey would have served administrative and domestic functions. Though surviving as earthworks rather than masonry structures, such mottes and baileys were instrumental in establishing Norman territorial control across Wales during the period of Anglo-Norman expansion.
Llanboidy Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM098. View the official record →
Llanboidy Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing Norman military architecture of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM098.
Llanboidy Mound & 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 the UK.
Llanboidy Mound & 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 CM098.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitland Abbey (5 km), Llangan Church Cropmark Enclosure (6 km), St Canna's Chair (6 km).
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