You Are Here - CASTLE HILL - Pembrokeshire, Wales.
N 51° 40.351 W 004° 41.674
30U E 382824 N 5725975
You Are Here Map & Information Sign - Posted on the entrance door of Tenby Castle, Watchtower Remains. Located on Castle Hill, a rocky headland above the Walled Town of Tenby, Pembrokshire, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMRDMB
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/13/2016
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Tenby Castle stands on a high rocky headland, in a position of great natural strength, The most significant Castle remains, are the watch-tower, formed by two small towers joined together.
The medieval Castle is connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. The largest & most obvious remnant is the Watchtower, formed from a Square Tower & a Round Tower merged into one. Only overgrown isolated stretches of the castle walls remain. The remains are perched high above the Town & Sea Cliffs, in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
History
• The castle was built by The Normans in the 12th century.
• There is a record of its capture by the Welsh in 1153.
• Tenby was also attacked in 1187 and again in 1260, when Llewellyn the Last, sacked the town during his campaigns.
• Most of the town walls were built in the 13th century.
• In 1328, the D-shaped barbican was added to defend the gate.
• D-shaped towers north and south of the gate were also added at this time.
• In 1457, the moat, which ran outside the walls where St Florence Parade is now, was widened to 30ft, the walls were heightened and a second, higher series of arrow slits was built, reached by a new parapet walk.
• In 1648, a unit of Royalist rebels held the castle for 10 weeks but were starved into surrendering." Text Source: (
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