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Tir y Dail house, Ammanford

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Old Castle; Castell Rhydaman

In the community of Ammanford. In the historic county of Carmarthenshire (Modern authority of Carmarthenshire, preserved county of Dyfed).

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
  Confidence: This site was certainly a medieval fortification or palace.   Earthworks remains.
Small motte and bailey (not a ringwork as suggested by King). A roughly circular tree-grown mound measuring 35m in diameter and and about 6m high. The top of the mound, diameter 20m, is marked by a wide circular depression 2.5m deep. Traces of the bailey survive on the E where it was defended by a ditch and an outer bank.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SN62411247

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Air Photo and general mapping

1st edition OS Map from old maps logo

Mid to late 19th century maps

Modern Map from Ordnance Survey logo

Landscape form and features

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General location and route planning

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occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's National Monument Record (Coflein) number is 300846
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 831 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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This record last updated on Thursday, December 17, 2009

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