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Llanboidy Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the Anglo-Norman conquest and settlement of South Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with an attached bailey, representing the typical defensive architecture employed by Norman lords to establish and consolidate control over Welsh territories during this era of military expansion. The monument's physical remains demonstrate the characteristic two-part design of motte and bailey castles, with the elevated mound providing a defensible strongpoint and the adjoining bailey serving as an enclosure for administrative and domestic functions. As a protected scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's guardianship, the site preserves important evidence of Norman settlement patterns and military strategy in medieval Wales.
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, dating to the Norman period following the Anglo-Norman conquest and settlement of South Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. 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 Britain.
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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