Llawhaden Castle

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Llanyhadein; Lauwadein; Lanwadein; Llanwhadein; Lawhaden

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

A castle of the Bishops of St Davids created first as a ringwork in C12 and totally rebuilt in masonry in C13 and C14. There are now two octagonal towers and two square, the latter forming the ends of a hall-block. A fine double-towered gatehouse assed in late C14. First mentioned 1175. Taken 1192 by the Lord Rhys; successfully defended by the Welsh 1193, but demolished by them in the same year. Ordered to be held against Glendower, 1403.

This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
Timber Castle
Palace.
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 SN07291745

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Monuments Record number; 94109

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 3580

• Web site links
  • http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6&PlaceID=90
    http://www.castlewales.com/lahw.html
    http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_wales/158/llawhadencastle.htm
• Books
  • Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p122-7
    Emery, Anthony, 2000, Greater Medieval Houses Vol2 (Cambridge) p643-9
    Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p162-3
    Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p91-3 [plan and reconstruction]
    Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing) p101-3
    Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p61-3
    Miles, Dillwyn, 1979 (Revised 1988), Castles of Pembrokeshire (Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) p22-3
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p394
    Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p364
    Stickings, T.G., 1973, Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire (Tenby) p63-66
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
    Oman, Charles W.C., 1926, Castles (1978 edn Beetham House: New York) p211-2
    RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p139-41
    Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p279-80
    Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p382
    Buck, Samuel and Nathenial, 1774, Buck’s Antiquities (London) Vol2 p422
• 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
    King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Chateau Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
    Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124
    Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press)] pp90-121
    1922, Archaeologia Cambrensis [ser7] Vol2 p471
• Guidebooks
  • Turner, Rick, 1991, Lamphrey Bishop's Palace - Llawhaden Castle (CADW)
    Radford, C.A.R., 1947, Llawhaden Castle (HMSO)