St Davids Bishop's Palace - Lucky 7 - Pembrokshire, Wales.
N 51° 52.926 W 005° 16.114
30U E 343862 N 5750357
St Davids Bishop's Palace Lucky 7 One of the greatest medieval group of buildings in Wales. Including The Palace Castle, Cathedral & Gatehouse. All located within 0.1 miles with a Tally of 14. St Davids is the smallest City in The United Kingdom.
Waymark Code: WMPGRY
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/30/2015
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This Castle is nearly always referred to as The Bishops Palace.
The Bishops Palace stands alongside, St Davids Cathedral, and was also enclosed within the Castle walls. There were several Gatehouse entrances, alas only one now remains, and is now used as a Bell Tower for the Cathedral.
St Davids became home of the Marcher Lords, and Bishop, responsible for guarding the border. It was a site of great strategic importance, and a hugely important religious site, housing relics of the St David, patron saint of Wales.
"The original monastery was established here by St David in the sixth century.
It was attacked and ransacked at least 10 times by Norse raiders over the next 400 years.
When the Normans arrived in Pembrokeshire in the 11th century, they took over the cathedral and appointed a Norman Bishop.
Realising how vulnerable the cathedral was, they first built a motte and bailey fort, which they later abandoned.
They then built a stone defensive wall around all the cathedral buildings, including the Palace." Text Source: (
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