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Camros Castle;Camrose, Castle Mound

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NPRN305253
Map ReferenceSM91NW
Grid ReferenceSM9267019890
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunityCamrose
Type Of SiteMOTTE AND BAILEY
PeriodMedieval
Description
The currently ditchless motte, 34m in diameter and 4.8m high, has been adapted as a garden feature (see Nprn265265), with a spiral walk, yew plantings and a wall about the 16m summit. The bailey, now isolated by a modern road, north of the motte, has a remaing area of 24m by 28m, and is defined by a bank with a ditch to the west and steep slopes to the north-east and east.

The motte lies some 130m south of St Ismael's Chruch (NPRN 303545) and the two are likely to have been associated. It has also been suggested that , rather than representing a medieval castle, the 'motte' was originally a viewing platform for the gardens of Camrose House.

J.Wiles 12.09.03