Wiston Castle
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Wiston Castle is a motte and bailey castle in the Pembrokeshire village of Wiston in south west Wales and is one of the best examples of its type in Wales. The castle and village were founded by Wizo, a Flemish settler who was granted the land by Henry I of England after he had wrested control from the previous owner, Arnulf de Montgomery. The castle was captured by the Welsh on several occasions but on each occasion it was retaken. It was abandoned during the thirteenth century when the then owner moved to nearby Picton Castle.
1050 Website,
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- listed building page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- Coflein page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 51.8269, -4.8711, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | listed building page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Coflein page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | Amroth Castle | castle, building | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Dinas Island Castell | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Laugharne Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Narberth Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Nevern Castle | castle, archaeological site, castle ruin | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Tenby Castle | castle, castle ruin | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Upton Castle | castle, garden | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1050 | Wiston Castle | motte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1093 | Pembroke Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1200 | Llawhaden Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1200 | Manorbier Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1270 | Carew Castle | castle, Site of Special Scientific Interest, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1300 | Picton Castle | castle, museum, country house | Wikidata |
| site | garden | Colby Woodland Garden | garden | Wikidata | |
| site | garden | Cresselly House | historic house museum, garden, country house hotel | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Chapel Bay Fort | fort, military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Dylan Thomas Boathouse | historic house museum, boathouse, historic house | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Former County Gaol | prison, police station, county record office, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Haverfordwest Town Museum | local museum, independent museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Last Invasion Gallery | museum, organization | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Manor Wildlife Park | zoo | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Oriel y Parc | art museum, art gallery, tourism office | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Pembroke Museum | local museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Pembrokeshire Motor Museum | automobile museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Penrhos Cottage Museum | local museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Scolton Manor Museum | historic house museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Tudor Merchant's House Museum | museum, organization | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | West Wales Maritime Heritage Society Museum | maritime museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1878 | Tenby Museum and Art Gallery | museum, art museum, local museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1988 | Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo | zoo | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1989 | Narberth Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1991 | Milford Haven Museum | maritime museum, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1996 | Pendine Museum of Speed | local museum, transport museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2009 | Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre | museum, heritage center | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2011 | Tin Shed Museum | museum, organization | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2013 | Welsh Spitfire Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2019 | Glan yr Afon | art museum | Wikidata |
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| commons | image | Motte and Bailey at Wiston | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Modern Way In | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Wiston Castle - up a steep hill | Commons | ||
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