Wiston Castle
| Wiston Castle | ||
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 The moth from Wiston Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Castell Cas-wis | |
| Creation time : | 12th Century | |
| Castle type : | moth | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 49 '36.1 " N , 4 ° 52' 11.6" W | |
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Wiston Castle ( Welsh Castell Cas-wis ) is a ruined castle in Pembrokeshire , Wales . Classified as a Grade I cultural monument and protected as a Scheduled Monument , the ruin is considered one of the best preserved moth- type castles in Wales.
history
To secure the Anglo-Norman rule, the English King Henry I brought Flemish colonists to South Wales . A group of these settlers under the leadership of a Wizo ( Welsh Gwys) built the settlement and church of Wiston around 1120 to secure the northern border of Pembrokeshire. The settlement was probably originally located within the outer bailey of the Motte , which Wizo had built. Wizo later founded another Flemish colony in Lanarkshire , Scotland.
In 1147 the castle was conquered by the Welsh under the leadership of Hywel from Owain , Maredudd and Cadell ap Gruffydd . However, Wizo's son Walter FitzWiz can quickly recapture the castle. The castle is conquered again in 1193 by Hywel Sais, a son of Lord Rhys , and the lord of the castle Philip FitzWiz and his family are captured. However, the Flemings were able to recapture the castle as early as 1195. Castle and settlement fall to John Wogan. In 1220 the Prince of Gwynedd , Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, captured the castle and burned it and the settlement down. William Marshal is renovating the castle, and the stone keep on the top of the Motte probably dates from this time . The castle was not expanded, however, and the settlement was rebuilt outside the outer bailey. The seat of the barony was eventually moved to nearby Picton Castle in the 13th century . Wiston Castle is inhabited until the 14th century, but then abandoned. In the 16th century, a branch of the Wogan family built a small mansion east of the castle. In the 18th century, the ruin was designed as part of the manor's park.
Today the ruins are managed by Cadw and are freely accessible all year round.
investment
The ruin is on the northeastern edge of the village of Wiston near Haverfordwest . It consists of a mighty castle hill and the oval outer bailey to the south of it. The peak of the approximately 9 m high Motte is about 18 m in diameter and is crowned by the ruins of a round shell keep, which was built at the beginning of the 13th century or probably after 1220. The simple entrance to the Keep is on the south side. The outer bailey was probably built on the remains of an Iron Age ring wall and measures around 130 by 90 m. It is still surrounded by a well-preserved wall, which is surrounded by chestnut trees from the 18th century. No remains of the presumably wooden buildings and fortifications of the outer bailey have survived.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ British listed Buildings: Wiston Castle, Wiston. Retrieved September 27, 2013 .
- ↑ Ancient Monuments: Wiston Castle. Retrieved September 27, 2013 .
- ^ Adrian Pettifer: Welsh castles. A guide by counties . Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge 2000, ISBN 978-0-85115-778-8 , p. 177