Nevern Castle

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

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
comment 0 Comments
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
comment 0 Comments
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
comment 0 Comments
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
comment 0 Comments

Articles

Nevern Castle

p0ds
p0ds Jul 3, 2007
comment 0 Comments

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

comment 0 Comments

Sites within 20km of Nevern Castle

Like all websites everywhere, we use cookies.