Tir y Dail house, Ammanford

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Old Castle; Castell Rhydaman

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

Small motte and bailey (not a ringwork as suggested by King). A roughly circular tree-grown mound measuring 35m in diameter and and about 6m high. The top of the mound, diameter 20m, is marked by a wide circular depression 2.5m deep. Traces of the bailey survive on the E where it was defended by a ditch and an outer bank.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SN62411247

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; 300846

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 831

• Web site links
  • http://www.castlewales.com/ammanf.html
    http://www.terrynorm.ic24.net/ammanford%20castle.htm
• 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) p27
    Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p46 [slight]
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p54
    RCAHMW, 1917, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Carmarthenshire (HMSO) p8
• Journal Articles
  • King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Chateau Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
    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