Wiston Castle

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.

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Battle of Mynydd Carn ⓘ
1081 historic Welsh military engagement
Battle of Gelli Carnant ⓘ
1096 battle between the Welsh and the invading Normans
Battle of Laugharne Castle ⓘ
battle fought at Laugharne in 1257, when Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ousted the Norman invaders and burnt down the castle
Battle of Cilgerran ⓘ
one of the most important battles in Welsh history, where the English lost against Wales in 1258
Battle of St Clears ⓘ
battle in Carmarthenshire: part of the successful Uprising of Owain Glyndŵr, Prince of Wales against the English
Siege of Haverford ⓘ
1405 siege
Battle of Milford Haven ⓘ
1405 battle
Siege of Pembroke ⓘ
1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War
Battle of Fishguard ⓘ
1797 invasion of Great Britain by the French First Republic
American War of Independence Redan at Bath House ⓘ
Gravel Bay anti-aircraft battery ⓘ
Pater Battery ⓘ
artillery battery defending Milford Haven
Llanion Barracks Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
British air defence bunker
Amroth Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Amroth, United Kingdom
Dinas Island Castell ⓘ
castle in the UK
Laugharne Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed building in Laugharne. Castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales
Narberth Castle ⓘ
castle in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Nevern Castle ⓘ
castle in Wales
Tenby Castle ⓘ
ruined castle
Upton Castle ⓘ
castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Wiston Castle ⓘ
castle in Wiston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Pembroke Castle ⓘ
medieval castle in Wales
Llawhaden Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed castle in Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Manorbier Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed building in Pembrokeshire. Castle
Carew Castle ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales
Picton Castle ⓘ
country house in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Castle Point Old Fort ⓘ
scheduled monument in Wales
Chapel Bay Fort ⓘ
fort in Pembrokeshire overlooking Milford Haven
Fishguard Fort ⓘ
Grade II listed building in Pembrokeshire. Situated on Castle Point, reached by footpath from car park at top of hill N of Lower Town.
Milford Haven West Blockhouse ⓘ
16th-century fort in Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Pater Fort ⓘ
Grade II listed building in Pembroke Dock.
South Hook Fort ⓘ
fort in Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Stack Rock Fort ⓘ
fort built on a small island in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
Thorne Island ⓘ
small island in Wales dominated by a Palmerston Fort
Dale Fort ⓘ
Grade II listed building in Pembrokeshire. Situated on Dale Point, the promontory extending E into the Haven, some 1.5 km ESE of Dale.
West Blockhouse Fort ⓘ
19th-century fort in Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Popton Fort ⓘ
building in Angle, United Kingdom
Fort Hubberstone ⓘ
Grade II* listed building in Milford Haven.
Scoveston Fort ⓘ
Grade II listed building in Llanstadwell. Some 600m NW of Little Honeyborough and approximately 1km NE of Waterston.
St Catherine's Fort ⓘ
19th century fort in Wales
HMS E39 ⓘ
1916 E-class submarine
HMS Evangel ⓘ
1914 naval trawler
HMS Marjoram ⓘ
1917 Anchusa-class sloop-of-war
HMS Leda ⓘ
1800 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate
HMS Tormentor ⓘ
1917 R-class destroyer
North East Martello Tower ⓘ
Martello Tower in Wales
South West Dockyard Tower ⓘ
Martello Tower in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKin United Kingdom

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1050 Wiston Castle

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1081 Battle of Mynydd Carn

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1096 Battle of Gelli Carnant

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1257 Battle of Laugharne Castle

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1258 Battle of Cilgerran

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1403 Battle of St Clears

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1405 Siege of Haverford

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1405 Battle of Milford Haven

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1648 Siege of Pembroke

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1797 Battle of Fishguard

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1817 Pater Battery

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1093 Pembroke Castle

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1200 Llawhaden Castle

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1200 Manorbier Castle

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1270 Carew Castle

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1300 Picton Castle

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1851 Dale Fort

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1857 West Blockhouse Fort

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1859 Popton Fort

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1860 Fort Hubberstone

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1860 Scoveston Fort

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1870 St Catherine's Fort

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1800 HMS Leda

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1917 HMS Tormentor

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Wiston Castle - up a steep hill

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	410	Kingdom of Dyfed		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1081	Battle of Mynydd Carn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1096	Battle of Gelli Carnant	Normans, battle, Welsh people	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1257	Battle of Laugharne Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1258	Battle of Cilgerran	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1403	Battle of St Clears	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1405	Siege of Haverford	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1405	Battle of Milford Haven	Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Siege of Pembroke	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1797	Battle of Fishguard	battle, France, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page^@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page^@		Wikidata
link	page		listed building page^@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page^@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page^@		Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Milford Haven Shipbuilding	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		American War of Independence Redan at Bath House	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gravel Bay anti-aircraft battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1817	Pater Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Llanion Barracks Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Amroth Castle	building, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dinas Island Castell	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Laugharne Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Narberth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Nevern Castle	castle ruin, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tenby Castle	castle ruin, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Upton Castle	garden, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1050	Wiston Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1093	Pembroke Castle	Pembroke Castle Trust, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Llawhaden Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Manorbier Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1270	Carew Castle	archaeological site, Site of Special Scientific Interest, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Picton Castle	country house, museum, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Castle Point Old Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Chapel Bay Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fishguard Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Milford Haven West Blockhouse	artillery fort, blockhouse	Wikidata
site	fort		Pater Fort	fort, wall	Wikidata
site	fort		South Hook Fort	barracks, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Stack Rock Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Thorne Island	fort, islet, hotel	Wikidata
site	fort	1851	Dale Fort	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1857	West Blockhouse Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1859	Popton Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Fort Hubberstone	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Scoveston Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1870	St Catherine's Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS E39	shipwreck, E-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Evangel	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Marjoram	Anchusa-class sloop-of-war, sloop-of-war, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1800	HMS Leda	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Leda-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Tormentor	R-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower		North East Martello Tower	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower		South West Dockyard Tower	Martello tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Wiston castle		Commons
commons	image		Wiston castle		Commons
commons	image		Wiston Castle (4077887299)		Commons
commons	image		Wiston Castle (4077887299)		Commons
commons	image		Wiston castle		Commons
commons	image		Motte and Bailey at Wiston		Commons
commons	image		The Modern Way In		Commons
commons	image		Wiston Castle - up a steep hill		Commons
commons	image		Wiston Castle		Commons
commons	image		Wiston Castle		Commons

Wiston Castle

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