Drim Castle, Llawhaden

Has been described as a Possible Timber Castle (Ringwork)

There are earthwork remains

NameDrim Castle, Llawhaden
Alternative NamesDrum Castle; Castell y Drim
Historic CountryPembrokeshire
Modern AuthorityPembrokeshire
1974 AuthorityDyfed
CommunityLlawhaden

This earthwork stands immediately north of Drum homestead, around which are remains of old buildings, intermixed with modern cottages and barns approached by ancient sunk trackways and narrow lanes. It consists of a circular mount, 150 feet in diameter, surrounded by a 5 feet bank and a ditch. The ditch is 60 feet from the crest of the rampart to the edge of the counterscarp. The entrance, which is to the north, was approached by an earthern causeway 20 feet wide. (RCAHMW, 1925)

Drim Castle is a relatively small, sub-oval ringwork, 34m by 24m internally, with denuded and spread earthworks, thought to represent a medieval earthwork castle. (Coflein–ref. J.Wiles 19.03.02)

The monument comprises the remains of a well preserved castle-ringwork, which dates to the early part of the medieval period (c. AD 1066 - 1485). Drim Camp has a high bank and a small internal area. There is a gap - possibly the original entrance and a causeway across the ditch. (Scheduling Report)

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

Not Listed

The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceSN064196
Latitude51.8413314819336
Longitude-4.81161022186279
Eastings206410
Northings219600
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Books

  • Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 247 (listed - erroneous map ref)
  • Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p. 87
  • Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p. 32
  • 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. 394
  • RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p. 138 no. 377 online copy

Journals

  • King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol. 3 p. 90-127
  • 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