Llanglydwen

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Motte)

There are no visible remains

NameLlanglydwen
Alternative Names
Historic CountryCarmarthenshire
Modern AuthorityCarmarthenshire
1974 AuthorityDyfed
CommunityCilymaenllwyd

Castell is a ploughed down circular earthwork mound c. 38m diameter and c. 0.4m in height with a centrally located smaller circular mound to a further height of c. 0.4m. There is a hint of a ditch just discernible on its eastern and south-eastern sides. The farmer ploughs the field every three years and says that the ground around and on the earthwork is very stony compared with the rest of the pasture field. The site lies in a field named Parc Castell, on a local highpoint at 115m above sea level. Remains of a medieval motte rather than a round barrow. (Dyfed Archaeological Trust HER)

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSN177267
Latitude51.9095687866211
Longitude-4.65172004699707
Eastings217700
Northings226770
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Books

  • Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p. 36
  • 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. 60
  • Rees, Wm, 1932, Map of South Wales and the Border in the 14th century (Ordnance Survey) (A handbook to the map was published in 1933)
  • RCAHMW, 1917, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Carmarthenshire (HMSO) p. 164 no. 481 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