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Bishop's Palace, Lamphey is a medieval episcopal residence located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating primarily from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. The palace served as a country seat for the bishops of St. Davids and comprises substantial remains of stone-built structures including a residential range, chapel, and fortified elements arranged around a courtyard. The site reflects the considerable wealth and ecclesiastical authority of the medieval bishops of St. Davids through its architectural ambition and defensive features. The remains, now in the care of Cadw, demonstrate the sophistication of late medieval domestic planning among the Welsh clergy and represent an important example of episcopal patronage in medieval Wales.
Bishop's Palace, Lamphey is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE003. View the official record →
Bishop's Palace, Lamphey is a medieval episcopal residence located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating primarily from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE003.
Bishop's Palace, Lamphey dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a palace. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bishop's Palace, Lamphey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is PE003.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenala Camp (4.5 km), Stackpole Earthwork (5.3 km), Radar Station, Old Castle Head (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bishop's Palace, Lamphey's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bishop's Palace, Lamphey stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.