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Angle Rectory
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Nangle; The Tower
In the community of Angle.
In the historic county of Pembrokeshire (Modern authority
of Pembrokeshire, preserved county of Dyfed).
Very small, tall machiolated C14 tower house. Pettifer writes since similer tower once occupied opposite corner of enclosure Angle is better regarded as a small quadrangular castle. A substantially complete three storey tower, 15' square and 30' high, remains of a medieval moated mansion, traditionally identified as a 'fortified rectory'. The tower retains the corbels that supported wall-top machiculations, has a rounded stair turret at one angle and a first floor entrance. The tower stood at the SW corner of the moated enclosure and remains of a second, similar tower were noted at the NE angle. The moat can no longer be traced. A possible inhabitant is Edward de Shirburn 'of Nangle', who dedicated the mortuary chapel of St Anthony at Angle. In 1175-76, Giraldus Cambrensis was Rector of Angle.
This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower
Masonry Castle.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Major remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
This site is a
Not known if listed listed
building protected by law*.
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid
Reference is SM86600299
National Monuments Record number; 103062
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 3088
- Web site links
- Books
- Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p43-45
Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p654
Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p153-4 [Gives history of Angle Castle but describes the Rectory site confused with the castle site.]
Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p114-5 [Reconstruction; History given possibly confused with Angle Castle and Angle Hall]
Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing) p28 [Calls this Angle Castle]
Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p48 [History confused with Angle Castle and Angle Hall]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p391
Smith, P., 1975, Houses of the Welsh Countryside (HMSO) p32 [plans and elevations]
Stickings, T.G., 1973, Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire (Tenby) p85-7
RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p9-10
- Journal Articles
- Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
1885, Journal of British Archaeology Association Vol41 p80-1
Barnwell, 1868, Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser3] Vol14 p73-6
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