Castell Nanhyfer, Nevern

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Cammais; Cammeis

In the community of Nevern.
In the historic county of Pembrokeshire (Modern authority of Pembrokeshire, preserved county of Dyfed).

An inland promontory enclosure is delineated by up to 3 banks and ditches on the N and W, with a circular mound, c.32m in diameter occupying the NW angle. The E tip of the promontory is cut off by a rock-cut ditch, forming a court, c.30m N-S by 20m, defined by stone walls and containg traces of a rectangular structure. The main enclosure is thought to be originally IA, modified as an earthwork castle, the circular mound representing a motte, or collapsed structure, and the E enclosure representing a discrete castle-building episode.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
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 SN08214015

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; 304392

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1602

• Web site links
  • http://www.castlewales.com/nevern.html
• Books
  • Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p149-53
    Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p158
    Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p98-100 [reconstruction]
    Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing) p54-5
    Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p70
    Davis, Paul R., 1988, Castles of the Welsh Princes (Swansea)
    Miles, Dillwyn, 1979 (Revised 1988), Castles of Pembrokeshire (Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) p27
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p395
    Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p334
    Stickings, T.G., 1973, Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire (Tenby) p106-7
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
    RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p260
• Journal Articles
  • Turvey, R., 1989, ‘Nevern Castle: a new interpretation’ Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society Vol3 p57–66
    Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
    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
    Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press)] pp90-121
    King and Perks, 1951, Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol101 p123-8
    1951, Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol101
    1859, Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser3] Vol5 p334