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West Tarr Vaulted Hall House is a medieval domestic building located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and represents an important example of late medieval Welsh residential architecture. The structure is distinguished by its vaulted stone construction, a feature that marks it as a building of some status and sophistication within the medieval period. Dating to the late medieval era, the hall house demonstrates the architectural traditions and building practices characteristic of Welsh gentry dwellings of this time. The vaulted design, combined with its domestic function, indicates that West Tarr served as the residence of a household of considerable means during the later Middle Ages.
West Tarr Vaulted Hall House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE423. View the official record →
West Tarr Vaulted Hall House is a medieval domestic building located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and represents an important example of late medieval Welsh residential architecture. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE423.
West Tarr Vaulted Hall House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house (domestic). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
West Tarr Vaulted Hall House 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 PE423.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitewell (1.8 km), The Old Palace, Lydstep (2.4 km), Skomar Defended Enclosure (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of West Tarr Vaulted Hall House'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.
West Tarr Vaulted Hall House stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.