OLD CASTLE, LLANELLI

Site Details

NPRN
303963
Map Reference
SN50SW
Grid Reference
SN5004400359
Unitary (Local) Authority
Carmarthenshire
Old County
Carmarthenshire
Community
Llanelli
Type of Site
MOTTE
Broad Class
Defence
Period
Medieval

Site Description

Claimed as partially submerged motte of earthwork castle, although some uncertainty surrounds this identification and the monument has also been described as a 'tumulus'. A bailey is said to be visible when water levels in th reservoir are low.
(source Os495card; SN50SW4)
J. Wiles 20.2.02