Carew Castle is a castle in the civil parish of Carew in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The Carew family take their name from this site and have owned the castle for more than 900 years. It is leased to the Pe
Castle's north face, beside an inlet of the Carew River
Carew Castle, overlooking the wall
Carew Castle from the river
Pembroke Castle is a medieval castle in the centre of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in Wales. The castle was the original family seat of the Earldom of Pembroke. A Grade I listed building since 1951, it und
Carew Castle
…of an Iron Age fort. The Norman castle has its origins in a stone keep built by Gerald de Windsor around the year 1100. Gerald was made castellan of Pembroke Castle by Arnulf of Montgomery in the first Norman invasion of Pembrokeshire. He married Nest, princess of Deheubarth around 1095. Nest brought the manor of…
Pembroke Castle June 2011
Pembroke Castle, street view
Pembroke's Great Keep viewed from the south with the inner ward behind
A display depicting the birth of Henry VII of England in the castle