Llanddowror Motte

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)

There are earthwork remains

NameLlanddowror Motte
Alternative Names
Historic CountryCarmarthenshire
Modern AuthorityCarmarthenshire
1974 AuthorityDyfed
CommunityLlanddowror

Earthworks thought to represent a medieval castle mount, crowning an isolated knoll: a steep-sided, oval flat-topped mound, some 38m north-west to south-east by 32 & about 6.1m high, having a summit area of about 28m by 23m: there are no indications of any further works. (Coflein)

Gatehouse Comments

A substantial oval mound, having no trace of a ditch, or (probably) of a bailey. Classified as a motte.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSN253147
Latitude51.8036689758301
Longitude-4.53527021408081
Eastings225300
Northings214710
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Books

  • Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 236 (listed)
  • Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p. 35
  • Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p. 46 (slight)
  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 1 p. 56
  • RCAHMW, 1917, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Carmarthenshire (HMSO) p. 81 no. 246 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