Castell Gwynionydd

DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) NNE of the village of Llandysul & overlooked by the much larger hillfort, Pencoed Y Foel on the hilltop to the north lies the defended enclosure, Castell Gwynionydd. Completely hidden within woodland. Even though it is not on the early OS Maps, as you can see, it may have been written about in 1216 as ‘King records a castle in the commote of Gwynionydd’ but the sites morphology suggests a possible Medieval construction date. No recorded finds or excavations, hence undated*. (Scheduled monument) Iron Age tribal association (conjecture based on location): Demetae *Possible age range 2000-2700BP (Before present) Descriptions from hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk & Dyfed Archaeological Trust HER. 1st ED OS Mapping via National Library of Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.