What is recorded here

King Henry I resettled Flemings in Pembrokeshire during the early 12th century, creating the nuclear settlement around which New Moat Castle emerged. The Bishop of St Davids later granted the place to Pill Priory, suggesting he founded the castle and allowed his agent to live inside its oval bailey. That administrative hand may have shaped the ditched motte still rising through trees above the small town.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records New Moat Castle as Motte and Bailey 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.

New Moat Castle was a Medieval motte-and-bailey castle, likely built by a local lord or noble in the 12th or 13th century. It is remembered as an example of early medieval military architecture in Wales, reflecting the patterns of Norman settlement and control in the region.

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