Castle Ring, Begelly

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Ringwork Motte)

There are no visible remains

NameCastle Ring, Begelly
Alternative NamesBottom Farm; Castle Bugelyn
Historic CountryPembrokeshire
Modern AuthorityPembrokeshire
1974 AuthorityDyfed
CommunityBegelly

No remains of motte (or ringwork) and bailey much decayed by 1921 and gone by 1955.

Close to the churchyard is a round camp, 60 paces in diameter (at the level), a bank 5 feet high with a ditch round " ( Pem. Arch. Survey, 85). A recent clearing of the ground has revealed the real nature of this work, namely as the remains of a mound castle and its bailey. The view obtained of the site from the summit of the neighbouring church tower will leave no doubt upon the point. The mound has been reduced to a present height of from 5 to 8 feet above the surrounding level; the ditch is still clearly defined on the eastern and south-eastern sides, though it has been much reduced and occasionally completely obliterated, doubtless when the upper part of the mound was removed. The bounds of the bailey can be faintly traced on the north-west. (RCAHMW)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSN117072
Latitude51.7320594787598
Longitude-4.72785997390747
Eastings211780
Northings207280
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Books

  • Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p. 47
  • Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p. 27
  • Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p. 86 (slight)
  • Miles, Dillwyn, 1979 (Revised 1988), Castles of Pembrokeshire (Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) p. 5-7
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 398
  • RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p. 15-16 no. 35 online copy
  • Laws, E. and Owen, H., 1908, Archaeological Survey of Pembrokeshire 1896-1907 (Tenby) p. 85

Journals

  • Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 112 p. 77-124
  • King, D.J.C., 1962, 'The Castles of Pembrokeshire' The Archaeological Journal Vol. 119 p. 313-6 online copy