Walwyn's Castle
Walwyn's Castle (also called Walwyn's Castle Ráth, Castell Gwalchmai or Castle Gawayn ) is an abandoned castle in the parish of Walwyn's Castle between Haverfordwest and Dale in Pembrokeshire in Wales .
Walwyn's Castle was built by Normans in an Iron Age ring wall as a moth after 1093 and after the death of Prince Rhys ap Tewdwr von Deheubarth in South Wales . It lies in the former Roose Hundred at the kink of a narrow valley about 5.0 km north of the mouth of the River Cleddau . The proximity to the large sheltered harbor of Milford Haven allowed good maritime connections to England. Walwyn's Castle, like other Norman castles (e.g. Dinas or Dryslwyn ), was built in an inland Promontory fort so that the site had steep slopes on three sides. A 4.5 m high wall has completed the facility on the fourth side.
Walwyn's Castle was the seat of a medieval barony and had dependent castles in Benton and Dale. Unusually, it appears to have developed less than one of the two smaller castles as there is no masonry at this point. However, the Walwyn earthworks are more complex than those of the common moth and provided good shelter.
Web links
- Description with pictures and plans (English)
- Walwyn's Castle. gatehouse-gazetteer.info, accessed on May 30, 2016 (with a detailed description of the situation and extensive literature).
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 '27.6 " N , 5 ° 5' 1.7" W.