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Tir-y-Dail Motte and Bailey Castle is a Norman fortification located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period following the Norman conquest of South Wales. The site comprises a substantial motte with an attached bailey, representing a typical example of the motte and bailey castle form employed by Norman settlers to establish military and administrative control over conquered Welsh territories. The earthwork survives as a prominent raised mound with surrounding defensive ditches, demonstrating the practical engineering approach favoured by Norman commanders in establishing frontier strongholds. As a Cadw-designated scheduled ancient monument, the castle represents an important archaeological witness to the pattern of Norman settlement and fortification that characterised the medieval Welsh–Norman borderlands.
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 Norman fortification located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the medieval period following the Norman conquest of South 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 the UK.
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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