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Parc-y-Domen is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing Norman military architecture of the eleventh or twelfth century. The site consists of a substantial earthwork mound typical of early medieval fortifications, constructed to dominate the surrounding landscape and serve as a administrative and defensive centre during the period of Norman expansion into Wales. The monument reflects the strategic importance of the Carmarthenshire region during the early medieval period, when such castles functioned as instruments of territorial control and settlement. The site remains a significant archaeological record of Norman defensive practice in South Wales, preserving evidence of the military infrastructure that underpinned the Norman conquest and consolidation of power in the Welsh March.
Parc-y-Domen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM086. View the official record →
Parc-y-Domen is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing Norman military architecture of the eleventh or twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM086.
Parc-y-Domen dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Parc-y-Domen 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 CM086.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Crychydd (6.7 km), Domen Seba (or Y Tomen Fawr) Castle Mound (7.1 km), Moelfre Round Barrows (7.7 km).
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