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Old Castle motte is a Medieval Defence motte located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CM323. The site consists of a substantial earthwork typical of Norman motte-and-bailey fortifications, featuring a raised mound that would have supported timber or stone defences during the medieval period. Dating to the Norman period following the Anglo-Norman conquest of South Wales in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries, the motte represents the military infrastructure through which Norman lords established control over the Welsh landscape. The monument survives as a significant archaeological record of early medieval military architecture and settlement hierarchy in the region.
Old Castle motte is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM323. View the official record →
Old Castle motte is a Medieval Defence motte located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CM323. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM323.
Old Castle motte dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Old Castle motte 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 CM323.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cil Ifor Promontory Fort (8.1 km), Lower Greyhound Inn Standing Stones (8.5 km), Sampson's Jack (8.5 km).
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