Rhyd y Gors, Llangunnor

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Banc y Castell; Rhydygors

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

Castle built on a bluff above the river at Carmarthen by William fitz Baldwin in the late C11, and was an important center for the Norman invasion and subsequent control of southwest Wales. Fitz Baldwin held the castle until his death in 1096. His brother Richard re-established the castle in 1105. By 1109 the surrounding territory was under the control of one of King Henry I's most experienced administrators, Walter of Gloucester, and Rhyd y Gors remained a center of royal influence in southwest Wales for years to come. According to Hogg and King "This was the early name of Carmarthen Castle, but not necessarily its site" Site destroyed by railway in C19.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SN409186

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

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 197

• Web site links
  • http://www.castlewales.com/rhyd.html
• Books
  • Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p44
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
• 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