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Narberth Castle is a medieval castle situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with origins in the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest of South Wales. The surviving structure comprises a substantial stone keep and associated fortifications that reflect the castle's development across the medieval period, with evidence of both twelfth and thirteenth-century phases of construction and modification. Narberth held strategic importance as a stronghold in the lordship of Narberth and was subject to various military campaigns during the Welsh wars, including documented damage and repairs throughout the later medieval period. The castle remains a significant example of Norman-period defensive architecture in South Wales, illustrating the military consolidation of Anglo-Norman control in the region.
Narberth Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE040. View the official record →
Narberth Castle is a medieval castle situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with origins in the Norman period following the late eleventh-century conquest of South Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE040.
Narberth 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.
Narberth 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 PE040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sentence Castle Mound (2.8 km), Castell Meherin Camps (4.7 km), Burnt Mound North of Dinaston Farm (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Narberth 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.
Narberth Castle stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.