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Paterchurch Tower is a medieval defensive structure located in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The tower forms part of the medieval fortifications associated with Pembroke Castle's defensive network and dates to the medieval period when such structures were integral to the protection of this strategically important coastal settlement. The tower survives as a substantial stone structure that demonstrates the architectural character typical of medieval Welsh defensive works. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's care, Paterchurch Tower remains an important example of the medieval military heritage of Pembrokeshire and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Pembroke's medieval defensive landscape.
Paterchurch Tower, Pembroke Dock is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE380. View the official record →
Paterchurch Tower is a medieval defensive structure located in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE380.
Paterchurch Tower, Pembroke Dock dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a tower. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Paterchurch Tower, Pembroke Dock 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 PE380.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sampson Cross Standing Stone (7.2 km), Stackpole Farm Standing Stone (7.8 km), Pricaston Farmhouse (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Paterchurch Tower, Pembroke Dock'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.
Paterchurch Tower, Pembroke Dock stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.