Allt Pant Glas, Llanpumsaint

In the community of Llanpumsaint.
In the historic county of Carmarthenshire (Modern authority of Carmarthenshire, preserved county of Dyfed).

Salter writes 'mound 9m accross on top in trees by farm' Davis writes 'Tip of ridge cut off by massive bank with deep ditch in front. Possibly unusal form of ringwork or unfinished Iron Age Fort.' RCAHMW describes as 'A small scarped platform has been secured by the construction of a bank, with no apparent ditch.'

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SN42172596

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 303950

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1714

Books

Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p58
Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p38
Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p47 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p58
RCAHMW, 1917, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Carmarthenshire (HMSO) p180

Journal Articles

Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124

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