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Parc-y-Domen is a motte and bailey castle situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest of South Wales. The monument consists of a substantial earthen mound typical of early Norman defensive architecture, representing the strategic occupation of the Welsh landscape during the initial phase of Norman expansion into the region. The site demonstrates the characteristic form of motte and bailey fortification, whereby a raised mound provided a vantage point and defensive position for early castle structures. As a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw protection, Parc-y-Domen remains an important archaeological witness to the military and territorial consolidation of Norman authority in medieval Carmarthenshire.
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 situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest of South Wales. 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 the UK.
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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