Castell Gwallter

Castell Gwallter, also known as Walter's Castle and sometimes Castell Penweddig, is the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated on a large hill above the old village of Llandre (Llanfihangel Genau'r Glyn) in northern Ceredigion, Wales, four miles northeast of Aberystwyth.

Castell Gwallter was built around 1120 by Walter de Bec, who was one of the tenants of Gilbert Fitz Richard.

[2] Castell Gwallter is situated in a prominent position about half a mile west of the village of Llandre.

The whole site is very well-preserved and as there is no sign of building stone on top of the mound, the tower may have been made of wood.

There is steep ground to the east and the north which provides natural defences, and the site is about 50 m (200 ft) higher than St Michael’s Church, Llandre to which it is adjacent.