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Llanilid Castle Mound is a motte situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. The earthwork comprises a raised mound characteristic of Norman and post-Norman defensive architecture, constructed to serve as the strongpoint of a motte-and-bailey fortification. Located within the parish of Llanilid, the site represents the type of castle earthwork that proliferated across Wales during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries as part of Anglo-Norman territorial consolidation. The mound survives as a significant landscape feature documenting medieval military settlement patterns in south Wales.
Llanilid Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM080. View the official record →
Llanilid Castle Mound is a motte situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM080.
Llanilid Castle Mound dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llanilid Castle Mound 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 GM080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including South Gate (6.9 km), Caer Dynnaf hillfort (7.1 km), Llanblethian Castle (7.2 km).
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