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Carreghofa Hall, Enclosure;Carreghofa Castle

Defended Enclosure

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Carreghofa Castle rose in 1101 as an unauthorised border thorn, changing hands between Welsh princes and English kings until Llewelyn ap Iorwerth destroyed it in 1236. The frequent betrayals and battles suggest a place where loyalty was a weapon rather than a virtue. Carreghofa Hall may still occupy that exact castle site, carrying the violence forward into ordinary domestic life.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Carreghofa Hall, Enclosure;Carreghofa Castle as Defended Enclosure from the Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Carreghofa Castle is a medieval defended enclosure, likely built in the 13th or 14th century, and is associated with the de Lacy family, who were prominent in the Welsh Marches. It is remembered as an example of early military architecture in the region and reflects the strategic efforts to control the borderlands between England and Wales.

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