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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 →
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.
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Whitewell'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.
Whitewell stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.