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Castell Moel Manor House, Llangain

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Greencastle; Humphreys Castle; Castle Mole

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

C15 semi fortified L plan house that once belonged to the Rede family. Today the ruins are much overgrown. The most prominent remains consist of a substantial section of the eastern tower along with a portion of the northern tower. Details of windows, doorways and fireplaces can still been seen in the surviving sections of the castle.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.


The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SN39631659

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National Monuments Record number; 17403

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 2145

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This record last updated on Saturday, January 20, 2007

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