Haverfordwest Town Walls

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Hwlffordd; Castleton; Castle Town

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

The early town, still known as Castleton, was strongly defended by C12-C13 walls, part of which survive as lines in property boundaries. Entry was via three gates in the west, north and north-east. The enlarged suburb also appear to have been defended as gates in Market and High Streets are recorded. The line of any walls for this phase is uncertain.

This site has been described as a;
Urban Defence.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry foundations remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SM955155

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

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1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 102328

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 3315, 2350

Web site links
- http://www.acadat.com/HLC/milford/area/309.htm
Books
- Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p102-3
  Creighton, O.H. and Higham, R.A., 2005, Medieval Town Walls (Stroud: Tempus) p27, 93, 95, 204, 273
  Bond, C.J., 1987, 'Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Defences', in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p92-116
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p400
  Barley M.W., 1975, 'Town Defences in England and Wales after 1066' in Barley (ed) Medieval Towns in England and Wales (CBA research reports) pp57-71
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
  Phillips, 1898, Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser5] Vol15 p26
Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
- William Camden, 1607, Britannia [http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/cambrit/glameng.html#pemb6]

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