Parc Moat, Letterston

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)

There are no visible remains

NameParc Moat, Letterston
Alternative NamesLittardiston; Trelettert
Historic CountryPembrokeshire
Modern AuthorityPembrokeshire
1974 AuthorityDyfed
CommunityLetterston

A mutilated and partly ditched, steep sided, flat-topped mound, 18m in diameter and 1.8m high. The site has been interpreted both as a castle mound, or ringwork, and as a round barrow. As a barrow it is compared with others recorded nearby (NAR SM92NW3), however these are not ditched. possibly a multi-period site. (Coflein as round barrow)

Gatehouse Comments

Earthen motte castle said to be in last stages of decay. Davis could not locate it in 1997. Hull writes levelled under a go-kart track, although actually seems to have been in an adjacent field now used as a cricket pitch. Also recorded as Bronze Age Round Barrow and marked as Tumulus on modern OS map although called Camp on 1st edition OS. Situated in village and close to church. Even if originated as barrow certainly could have been adapted as motte and the earlier description of the site as a camp suggest there may have been a relic of an enclosure (?bailey) in the C19.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSM937294
Latitude51.925651550293
Longitude-5.0010199546814
Eastings193750
Northings229480
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Books

  • Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 257, 258 (listed twice as possible)
  • Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p. 120
  • Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p. 34
  • 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. 393
  • RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p. 146 no. 390 online copy

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