There are four main castles in Pembrokeshire,
not including the walled town of Tenby or the fort on St
Catherine's Island. These are Manorbier Castle, Pembroke Castle, Carew
Castle and Llawhaden Castle.
Carew
Castle - One of Pembrokeshire's finest
castles, dramatically located on the shore of the millpond. It was
originally a Norman stronghold but later was converted to a grand
Elizabethan Manor House before succumbing to the ravages of Civil War.
Llawhaden
Castle - Situated along the Landsker line,
which formerly divided the Welsh-speaking north from the English
speaking South of the county, this castle stands on the site of an
earlier ring motte. Its purpose was to protect the estates of the
Bishops of St Davids.
Manorbier
Castle - Its quiet coastal location
overlooking the sandy beach caused Gerald the Welshman (Giraldus
Cambrensis) to describe Manorbier castle as 'the pleasantest spot in
all of Wales'.
FACT: This was the location for the BBC production of The Lion, The
Witch and The Wardrobe.
Pembroke Castle
- Imposing Norman castle dating back to the 13th
Century, on the banks of the River Cleddau. Famous for its Great Keep,
on of the finest in Britain and birthplace of Henry VII who founded the
Tudor dynasty.
FACT: Cromwell besieged it in 1648.
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