Medieval · House (domestic)

Whitewell

Pembrokeshire, Wales
Cadw SAM PE137
Period
Medieval
Site type
House (domestic)
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Whitewell is a medieval domestic dwelling located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, recorded in the Cadw Schedule of Ancient Monuments as PE137. The structure dates to the medieval period and represents the domestic architecture of that era in the region. The site survives as physical evidence of medieval settlement patterns and residential construction in Pembrokeshire, contributing to the archaeological understanding of medieval Welsh domestic life.

Whitewell is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE137. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Whitewell?

Whitewell is a medieval domestic dwelling located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, recorded in the Cadw Schedule of Ancient Monuments as PE137. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE137.

What period does Whitewell date from?

Whitewell 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Whitewell?

Whitewell 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 PE137.

What other scheduled monuments are near Whitewell?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Old Palace, Lydstep (1.1 km), Skomar Defended Enclosure (1.8 km), First World War Practice Trenches, Penally Range (1.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Whitewell

Whitewell stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.