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Welsh Castle Database
Table 2: H through N
Welsh Unitary Authority Boundaries (effective April 1996)
Old County map of Wales (1974-96)
Table 1: A through G
Table 2: H through N
Table 3: O through Z
| NAME / AKA | COUNTY / OS POINT | BUILT / NOTED | CASTLE TYPE / REMAINS |
| Harlech | Gwynedd / SH581312 | 1283 | essentially complete |
| Haverfordwest | Pembroke / SM953157 | 1188 | some masonry |
| Hawarden | Flint / SJ319653 | 1205 | slight masonry / tower |
| Hay Castle | Powys / SO229423 | 1121 | substantial (later) masonry |
| Hay Motte | Powys / SO226422 | 12th century | large motte visible |
| Hays Castle Motte | Pembroke / SM897256 | 12th century | motte w/traces of bailey |
| Hely Farm Mount | Powys / SO129527 | ||
| Hen Blas | Flint | 1244 | motte and bailey w/chapel |
| Hen Castle | Powys / SO213166 | trace masonry | |
| Hen Castle | Pembroke | no | |
| Hen Domen | Powys / SJ241188 | damaged mound | |
| Hen Domen (Old Montgomery) | Powys / SO214980 | 1071 | substantial motte & ditches |
| Castell Hendre | Pembroke / SN044275 | scanty remains | |
| Hendwr | Denbigh / SJ042383 | mutilated mound possible natural | |
| Hereford | Hereford / Worcester | 1051 | altered / some original |
| Heron's Castle | Pembroke | ringwork / fragments | |
| Holt | Wrexham / SJ412537 | 1282 | castle dismantled |
| Holywell | Flint / SJ186762 | motte | |
| Hopton | Shropshire | 12th century | substantial keep |
| Howe Mill Enclosure | V.of Glamorgan / ST005721 | mutilated rignwork | |
| Humphrey's, Hywel's | Ceredigion / SN440477 | 1136 | motte |
| Huntington (no.1) | Hereford / Worcester | 1075 | motte and bailey |
| Huntington (no.2) | Hereford / Worcester | 1228 | some masonry |
| Hyssington Castle | Powys / SO315945 | square tower on motte w/bailey | |
| Ial | Gwynedd | 1149 | mentioned by Gerald of Wales |
| Keeston | Pembroke / SM898195 | disputed site | |
| Kemeys House | Newport / ST382926 | Tower house | |
| Kemeys Inferior | Newport / ST390939 | motte and bailey | |
| Kenfig | Bridgend / SS801827 | 1185 | trace masonry |
| Kerry Motte | Powys / SO147895 | 1135 | motte and bailey |
| Kidwelly | Carmarthen / SN409070 | 1114 | substantial masonry castle |
| Kilpeck | Hereford | 1124 | fragments of keep |
| Kington | Hereford / Worcester | 1100 | motte visible |
| Kinnerton | Powys / SO245630 | motte and bailey | |
| Knapp | Powys | motte | |
| Knighton (no.1) | Powys / SO290722 | 1182 | motte visible |
| Knighton (no.2) | Powys / SO284722 | 1215 | motte and bailey |
| Knucklas | Powys / SO250746 | 13th century | buried walls & towers |
| Lampeter | Ceredigion / SN579482 | 1137 | motte visible |
| Langstone Court | Newport / ST371895 | motte w/bailey visible | |
| Laugharne | Carmarthen / SN302107 | 1116 | substantial masonry |
| Leason | Swansea / SS488925 | disputed mound | |
| Leeswood Mound | Flint / SJ253615 | disputed site | |
| Letterson | Pembroke / SM938295 | 1137 | earthwork |
| Liege Castle, Castell Moel | V of Glamorgan / ST054735 | 13th century fortified manor | |
| Little Newcastle | Pembroke / SM980289 | 1200 | low motte, bull-dozed in 1965 |
| Castell Llainfawr | Pembroke / SN151374 | partial ringwork | |
| Llanafan Fawr | Powys / SN967566 | weak ringwork | |
| Llanbedr Motte | Powys / SO126449 | tree-clad motte | |
| Llanblethian, St Quintin's | V of Glamorgan / SS989742 | 1314 | slight masonry |
| Llanboidy | Carmarthen / SN219231 | motte and bailey | |
| Llandaff Bishop's Palace | Cardiff / ST156780 | slight masonry / gatehouse | |
| Llanddew (no.1) | Powys / SO058307 | 1347 | trace masonry |
| Llanddew (no.2) | Powys / SO056308 | small motte visible | |
| Llanddowror | Carmarthen / SN253147 | motte | |
| Llandefaelog Motte | Powys / SO033323 | tree-clad motte | |
| Llandeilo Talybont | Swansea / SN587027 | 12th century | motte visible |
| Llandewi | Swansea / SS460890 | ||
| Llandinam (no.1) | Montgomery | 11th century | motte w/2 baileys |
| Llandinam (no.2) | Montgomery | motte and bailey | |
| Llandow | V of Glamorgan / SS942732 | possible ringwork | |
| Llandough | V of Glamorgan / SS995730 | 14th century | curtain wall |
| Llandovery | Carmarthen / SN767342 | 1116 | some masonry |
| Llandrinio Motte | Powys / SJ294168 | small motte & bailey | |
| Llandyfriog | Ceredigion | partial ringwork | |
| Llandygwydd (no.1) | Ceredigion / SN246433 | motte | |
| Llandygwydd (no.2) | Ceredigion / SN238434 | weak motte | |
| Llandyssil, Cefn Bryntalch | Montgomery | ringwork, bailey, foundations | |
| Llandysul | Ceredigion | motte | |
| Llandysul | Ceredigion | banked work | |
| Llanedy (no.1) | Carmarthen | motte | |
| Llanedy (no.2) | Carmarthen | partial ringwork | |
| Llanegwad | Carmarthen | motte | |
| Llanelli | Carmarthen / SN501004 | 12th century | motte castle - sunk in reservoir |
| Llanfechain Motte | Powys / SJ186202 | 1166 | motte and bailey |
| Llanfair | Ceredigion | 1242? | low motte and bailey |
| Llanfair Discoed | Monmouth / ST445924 | 13th century | 2 towers and gatehouse |
| Llanfair Kilgeddin | Monmouth / SO349069 | motte visible | |
| Llanfair-Orllwyn | Ceredigion / SN367408 | motte | |
| Llanfair-Treflygen | Ceredigion | motte | |
| Llanfihangel, Pencader, Abercywyn |
Carmarthen / SN297136 | 1146 | motte and bailey |
| Llanfyrnach | Pembroke / SN219312 | ring-motte beside church | |
| Llangadog, Meurig | Carmarthen / SN709276 | 1209 | motte visible |
| Llangasty | Powys | motte visible | |
| Llangathen | Carmarthen / SN573216 | 12th century | fragments |
| Llangewydd | Bridgend / SS875809 | 1202 | demolished by monks of Margam |
| Llangibby (no.1) | Monmouth / ST369973 | ringwork | |
| Llangibby (no.2) | Monmouth / ST364974 | 1286 | keep, gatehouse, towers |
| Llanio | Ceredigion / SN 661579 | 1136 | fine motte |
| Llanleonfel Motte | Powys / SN919520 | miniature ringwork with moat | |
| Llanglydwen | Carmarthen / SN177268 | motte now removed | |
| Llangwm Isaf | Monmouth / ST427997 | ringwork castle | |
| Llangwm Uchaf | Monmouth / SO421011 | motte | |
| Llangwynyd | Bridgend / SS852887 | 1246 | trace masonry |
| Llanhilleth Twyn (no.1) | Blaenau Gwent / SO217019 | motte visible | |
| Llanhilleth, Castell Taliurum (no.2) | Blaenau Gwent / SO216022 | foundations of round tower | |
| Llanidloes | Powys / SN954844 | 1280 | motte and bailey |
| Llanigon | Powys | small motte visible | |
| Llanilid | Glamorgan | 12th century | ringwork castle |
| Llanllwni | Carmarthen / SN474413 | motte perched above gorge | |
| Llanmaes | V of Glamorgan / SS980694 | 14th century | corner of tower |
| Llanquian | V of Glamorgan / ST032745 | ringwork w/trace masonry | |
| Llanryhstyd | Ceredigion | 1149 | large ringwork |
| Llansanffraid | Powys | 12th century | rect tower prob 12-13th C |
| Llansteffan | Carmarthen / SN352102 | 1146 | substantial masonry |
| Llanthomas Motte | Powys / SO209403 | damaged worn motte | |
| Llantrisant | Rhondda C.T. / ST047837 | 1246 | motte and bailey/slight masonry |
| Llantrythyd Ringwork | V.of Glamorgan / ST045727 | ringwork w/traces of hall | |
| Llanvair | Monmouth | late 13th century | masonry fragments |
| Llanvanches | Newport / ST433920 | foundation traces were removed | |
| Llangwathen | Pembroke / SN134153 | motte discovered 1980s | |
| Llanwnen | Ceredigion / SN533472 | ringwork w/ditch | |
| Llawhaden | Pembroke / SN073174 | 1175 | substantial masonry |
| Llowes | Powys / SO191407 | damaged motte/eroded enclosure | |
| Llwyn Bedw | Carmarthen / SN431397 | much damaged motte | |
| Llwyndyris | Ceredigion / SN237433 | small motte | |
| Llwyn-Gwynau | Ceredigion / SN669635 | destroyed motte? | |
| Llygod Old Castle | V.of Glamorgan / SS985743 | medieval site of hillfort? | |
| Llysdinan | Powys / SN998584 | weak ringwork | |
| Llys Edwin | Flint / SJ235697 | 13c moated site w/some stone | |
| Llys Gwenllian | Denbigh / SJ056645 | bailey w/low moated mound | |
| Llyslun Motte | Montgomery / SJ033101 | 1170s | motte & platform survive |
| Llyswen | Powys / SO128379 | small motte | |
| Longtown (no.1) | Hereford / Worcester | early 12th century | motte and bailey |
| Longtown (no.2) | Hereford / Worcester | mid-12th century | motte w/some masonry |
| Loughor | Swansea / SS564980 | 1150 | keep survives on steep motte |
| Lower Down | Shropshire / SO336846 | motte visible | |
| Lower Luggy | Powys / SJ199022 | motte visible | |
| Ludlow | Shropshire | 1130 | essentially complete |
| Lychewein, Castell y Rhingyll |
Carmarthen / SN578148 | 1206 | traces of mound |
| Lyonshall | Hereford & Worcester | 1188 | some stone, moat |
| Machen | Monmouth | 1236 | trace masonry |
| Madoc, Llanfihangel | Powys / SO025370 | 1095-1120 | ringwork w/some masonry |
| Madoc's Castle | Merthyr Tydfil / SO064094 | remains of fortified manor house | |
| Maenclochog | Pembroke / SN083272 | motte & bailey, destroyed | |
| Maenorowen | Pembroke / SM943368 | small ringwork | |
| Maes Celyn Motte | Powys / SO206195 | mound w/traces of stone tower | |
| Manafan Motte | Powys / SJ114022 | damaged mound | |
| Manian Fawr | Pembroke / SN150479 | possible castle on rocky ridge | |
| Manorbier | Pembroke / SO064978 | 1146 | essentially complete |
| Marcross | V of Glamorgan / SS927695 | trace masonry | |
| Marford/Hoseley | Flintshire | 1160 | motte and bailey destroyed |
| Mathrafal | Powys / SJ131107 | 1170 | motte visible |
| Meurig | Ceredigion / SN702675 | 1137 | trace masonry |
| Middlecross | V of Glamorgan / ST047700 | ringwork castle | |
| Min y Llyn Motte | Powys / SJ210010 | overgrown motte | |
| Minwear | Pembroke / SN062135 | damaged oval enclosure/ringwork | |
| Millwood, Dingstow | Monmouth | 1182 | motte visible |
| Castell Moch | Powys / SJ112246 | disputed castle site | |
| Modrydd | Powys | motte visible | |
| Castell Moel, Greencastle | Carmarthen / SN395167 | traces of motte & bailey | |
| Moel Froehas Motte | Powys / SJ118225 | motte w/traces of bailey | |
| Mold | Flint / SJ235644 | 1146 | motte visible |
| Monmouth | Monmouth / SO507129 | 1071 | single hall-block survives |
| Montgomery | Powys / SO221968 | 1223 | substantial masonry |
| Morganstown | Cardiff / ST128818 | motte visible | |
| Morgraig | Cardiff / ST160843 | 1264 | trace masonry |
| Morlais | Merthyr Tydfil / SO048097 | 1287 | some masonry w/vaulted cellar |
| Castle Morris | Pembroke / SM903316 | motte castle reused/destroyed | |
| Moulton | V of Glamorgan / ST075700 | no remains survive | |
| Moynes Court | Monmouth / ST520909 | motte w/masonry gate | |
| Mynddislwyn | Caerphilly / ST193938 | motte visible | |
| Nantcribba | Powys / SJ237014 | destroyed 1263 | trace masonry |
| Nant Perchellan | Pembroke / SN172434 | castle or hillfort? | |
| Nant y Carau | Ceredigion / SN369421 | well preserved motte | |
| Nant-yr-Arian | Ceredigion / SN694819 | 1216 | motte |
| Narberth | Pembroke / SN109143 | 13th century | tower frgaments & hall-block |
| Neath (no.1) | Neath P.T. / SS748978 | built c.1129 | demolished by 1207 |
| Neath (no.2) | Neath P.T. / SS753977 | 1129 | substantial gatehouse survives |
| Nefyn | Gwynedd / SH306408 | much mutilated motte | |
| Neuadd Coch Motte | Powys / SO079878 | promontory scarped into motte | |
| Nevern | Pembroke / SN082401 | 1191 | trace masonry |
| New Moat | Pembroke / SN063253 | 1200 | motte visible |
| Newcastle Bridgend | Bridgend / SS902801 | 1106 | substantial masonry |
| Newcastle (motte) | Monmouth / SO447172 | motte visible | |
| Newcastle Emlyn | Ceredigion / SN311407 | 1240 | substantial masonry |
| Newport (no.1) | Newport | 1172 | motte - destroyed |
| Newport (no.2) | Newport / ST312884 | 14th century | substantial masonry |
| Newport | Pembroke / SN057389 | early 13th century | some original masonry |
| Newtown Motte | Powys / SO107913 | 1280 | motte w/ploughed bailey |
| Nimble | Powys / SO247594 | low motte and bailey by church. | |
| Castell Nonni | Carmarthen / SN495399 | small overgrown mound | |
| Norton Camp | Swansea / SS491868 | 12th century ringwork | |
| Norton Motte | Powys / SO305673 | 1182 | motte and bailey |
| Castell Nos | Swansea / SN966001 | rocky knoll possible castle site |
Table 1: A through G