Nevern Castle

Also known as:
Castell Nanhyfer
Nearest town:
Cardigan (11km ENE)
OS reference:
SN082401
OS sheet:
145
Latitude:
52° 1' 32.22 N
Longitude:
4° 47' 45.58 W
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Images

Image of Nevern Castle (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Natural Resources Wales

Image credit: LiDAR Composite Dataset. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Nevern Castle (Hillfort) by p0ds

The top of Nevern Castle – a larger bank can be seen ahead this is the motte of the castle – the road is the other side of this.
defensive?


(Picnic benches nearby)

p0ds
p0ds Jul 3, 2007
Image of Nevern Castle (Hillfort) by p0ds

large bank/hill on the left with a ditch on the right. I would assume it was for defensive purposes. A ridge is to the extreme right and just out of the photo.

p0ds
p0ds Jul 3, 2007
Image of Nevern Castle (Hillfort) by p0ds

Ridge which public foot-path occupies (centre) the road is on the horizon. Ditches either side of bank.

p0ds
p0ds Jul 3, 2007
Image of Nevern Castle (Hillfort) by p0ds

View of the public entrance near the road – public footpath goes along a steep ridge (as seen) with ditches either side.
to the extreme left and just out of the photo the topography slopes upwards again; the ditch(es) could then be interpreted as defensive.

p0ds
p0ds Jul 3, 2007

Articles

Nevern Castle

p0ds
p0ds Jul 3, 2007

In Nevern, off A487.

“A small area of modern Pembrokeshire, comprising the built-up area of Newport town. It lies within the medieval Cantref Cemaes. Cemaes was brought under Anglo-Norman control in c.1100 by the Fitzmartins who established their castle at Nevern on the site of an iron age fort. Cemaes remained in Angle-Norman hands until 1191 when Rhys ap Gruffudd retook it. He strengthened Nevern Castle, but Welsh supremacy was short-lived for Rhys died in 1197 and in the same year William Fitzmartin regained control of Cemaes”

cambria.org.uk/HLC/newportandcarningli/newport.htm

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