Walwyn's Castle

DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) Five kilometres northwest of the town of Milford Haven lies the village of Walwyn’s Castle which holds the hillfort of the same name that has been re-purposed throughout its history. Interior mound may have been a barrow, which became a Motte. Southern field may have been an additional bailey or the original defended enclosure area behind the rampart. Its Welsh name is Castell Gwalchmai. In the 11th century, William of Malmesbury (THE historian of the time (there should have been a film about this guy, played by Sean Connery, much like his film The Name of the Rose, but that was set in the 14th century)) said that the tomb of Gwalchmai, nephew to King Arthur had been found there. No recorded excavations or finds, hence undated. (Scheduled monument) Iron Age tribal association (conjecture based on location): Demetae 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.