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Haverfordwest Castle is a Norman fortress founded in the early twelfth century, likely established shortly after the Norman conquest of Pembrokeshire around 1110. The castle occupies a naturally defensible promontory above the River Cleddau and originally comprised a motte-and-bailey earthwork with a substantial stone keep, elements of which survive today. The site served as an important administrative and military centre for the Norman lords of Pembrokeshire, controlling access to the haven and surrounding territories. The castle's surviving masonry, including portions of the stone keep, dates from the medieval period and testifies to its significance as a seat of power in Norman South Wales.
Haverfordwest Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE366. View the official record →
Haverfordwest Castle is a Norman fortress founded in the early twelfth century, likely established shortly after the Norman conquest of Pembrokeshire around 1110. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE366.
Haverfordwest Castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Haverfordwest Castle 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 PE366.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho (5.8 km), Rosemarket Dovecot (7.5 km), Rosemarket Rath (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Haverfordwest Castle'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.
Haverfordwest Castle stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.