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Llangwm Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and represents a typical form of Norman military architecture established in Wales during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site comprises an artificial mound with an associated bailey, or defended courtyard, which would have originally supported timber or stone defences and domestic structures. Such fortifications were instrumental in the consolidation of Norman power across Wales following the initial conquest and settlement in the late eleventh century. The monument is now designated and protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of Norman military strategy and settlement in the medieval Welsh borderlands.
Llangwm Mound & Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM061. View the official record →
Llangwm Mound and Bailey Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and represents a typical form of Norman military architecture established in Wales during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM061.
Llangwm Mound & Bailey Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llangwm 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 MM061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Talgarth settlement earthworks (7.8 km), Five Lanes Roman Site (9 km), Round Barrow 250m North East of Five Lanes (9.2 km).
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