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Gaer Fawr;Garn Fawr;Castell Waunllanau

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NPRN303723
Map ReferenceSN32SE
Grid ReferenceSN3962023790
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCarmarthenshire
Old CountyCarmarthenshire
CommunityNewchurch and Merthyr
Type Of SiteRINGWORK
PeriodMedieval
Description

Garn fawr or Castell Waunllanau is a motte with a base circumferenec of 152.4m and a diameter of 27m at the top. There is a basin-shaped indentation on the summit.

The mound, which is 6m high, has a well-preserved ditch but no bailey and no trace of masonry.

Source: Ordnance Survey 1966.

The motte is strategically positioned at the head of a south-facing valley.

RCAHMW, August 2023