PE434

Llangwathan Castle Mound  

28/04/1989  

Designated  

Pembrokeshire  

Lampeter Velfrey  

213405  

215294  

Defence  

Motte  

Medieval  

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument. The monument comprises the remains of a motte and ditch, dating to the medieval period (c. 1066 -1540 AD). A motte is a large conical or pyramidal mound of soil and/or stone, usually surrounded by either a wet or dry ditch, and surmounted by a tower constructed of timber or stone. The Llangwathan motte stands in a low lying, rather boggy position by the Afon Marlais and measures 20m in diameter by 3m high. The surviving ditch is preserved on all sides. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval defensive practices. The monument is well-preserved and an important relic of the medieval landscape. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of both structural evidence and intact associated deposits. The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.