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Tir-y-Dail Motte and Bailey Castle is a twelfth-century motte and bailey fortification located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The monument comprises an earthen mound, or motte, with an associated bailey, representing a characteristic form of Norman defensive architecture employed during the early medieval period following the Norman conquest of South Wales. Such structures served as administrative centres and military strongholds for the Norman lords consolidating their authority in the region. The site's earthwork remains survive as a testament to the defensive strategies and settlement patterns of Norman Wales during the High Middle Ages.
Tir-y-Dail Motte and Bailey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM067. View the official record →
Tir-y-Dail Motte and Bailey Castle is a twelfth-century motte and bailey fortification located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM067.
Tir-y-Dail Motte and Bailey Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte and bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tir-y-Dail Motte and 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 CM067.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 250m SW of Banc Llyn-Mawr (5.5 km), Bryn-y-Rhyd Standing Stone (5.5 km), Earthwork on Graig Fawr (5.7 km).
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