Eastington Manor House

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Jestynton; Rhoscrowther; Keeston

In the community of Hundleton.
In the historic county of Pembrokeshire (Modern authority of Pembrokeshire, preserved county of Dyfed).

Salter writes C13 semi fortified solar block of manor house. King writes long low tower, probably C15. Davis write C14. May have formed part of a large structure.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants 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 SM90120251

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p89-90
Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p682
Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p160-1
Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p117-8 [reconstruction]
Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p57
Jones, Francis, 1996, Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire (Brawdy Books)
Smith, P., 1988, Houses of the Welsh Countryside p22-3, 30-1
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p399
Smith, 1975, Houses of the Welsh Countryside (HMSO) p22-3, 30-1
Stickings, T.G., 1973, Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire (Tenby) p98--9
RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p306

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
Barnwell, 1868, Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser3] Vol14 p79-80

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*The listed building may no be the actual medieval building, but a building on the site of, or incorporating fragments of, the described site.

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