Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
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Eglwyscummin, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Ringwork
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Eglwyscummin
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.73911, -4.61619
- SAM number
- CM039
- Cadw record number
- 2099
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a well preserved castle-ringwork, which dates to the early part of the medieval period (c. AD 1066 - 1485). This is a simple ringwork in a fine position. The entrance is quite simple and the bank has been somewhat ploughed down.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval settlement, organisation and defence. The site forms an important element within the wider medieval landscape. It is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, layout, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- The Castle, WoodreefePromontory Fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Churchyard Cross in churchyard of Church of Saint LawrenceReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- Church of Saint LawrenceReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- The War Memorial, MarrosReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.