Historic sites in Dyfed

Barnard's Tower is a 13th-century tower built to defend Pembroke's medieval town walls. There were six towers, and Barnard's Tower is easily the best-preserved. It was built around 1260 by William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke.
Mill Pond Walk, Pembroke, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Tower
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Heritage Highlight: The best-preserved tower protecting Pembroke's medieval town walls

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The Carew Cross is a beautifully carved Celtic cross standing at the entrance to the grounds of Carew Castle in southern Pembrokeshire. The cross stands 13 feet high and is beautifully carved on four sides with lovely Celtic knotwork and key-pattern carvings.
A4075, Carew, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Monument
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Heritage Highlight: A superbly carved Celtic cross, one of the best in Wales

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Carswell Medieval House is a ruinous two-storey late medieval house with a barrel-vaulted basement standing amid a cluster of modern farm buildings near St Florence.
St Florence, Tenby, Dyfed, Wales, SA70 8NE

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Heritage Highlight: An excellent example of a small yeoman's house

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Access to the small home where Dylan Thomas, the famous Welsh poet, lived for the last 4 years of his life, is along a footpath that runs parallel to the shore and then down a steep staircase. The sitting room has been furnished as it would have been when the Thomas family lived here during the last few years of the poet's life. Two upstairs rooms house a collection of Thomas' writings, and memorabilia connected with the author.
Dylan's Walk, Laugharne, Dyfed, Wales, SA33 4SD

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The remains of a late 18th-century artillery fort stand on a rocky promontory overlooking Fishguard Harbour. The fort played a role in the 1797 Last Invasion of Britain. Remains include a gun battery with four restored cannons and a vaulted ammunition storehouse.
A487, Fishguard, Dyfed, Wales, SA65 9NB

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Fort
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Heritage Highlight: Played a part in the Last Invasion of Britain in 1797

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Lamphey Bishop's Palace is a ruined medieval retreat for the bishops of St David's, located in a lovely rural setting. The palace is mainly the work of Henry de Gower, Bishop of St David's from 1328 to 1347.
Lamphey, Pembroke, Dyfed, Wales, SA71 5NT

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Heritage Highlight: Bishop de Gower's 14th-century Great Hall

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Paxton's Tower is a 36 foot high crenellated tower erected around 1806 in honor of Lord Nelson. The tower stands on the Middleton Estate, which also hosts the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Llanarthney, Dyfed, Wales

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The 14th-century residence of the powerful Bishops of St Davids stands in a meadow setting beside St David's Cathedral. The Palace was built between 1328-47 by Bishop Henry de Gower. The great hall porch is the most highly decorated part of the ruins and an arcaded parapet decorate many of the ruined buildings.
St David's, Dyfed, Wales, SA62 6PE

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The walls defending the medieval town of Tenby date to at least 1245 but were strengthened in grand style by William de Valence, Earl of Pembroke after Llewelyn ap Gruffydd sacked Tenby in 1260. The highlight is the Five Arches, built to defend the West Gate in the middle of the 14th century.
South Parade, Tenby, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Historic Property - Town Wall
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Heritage Highlight: An outstanding example of medieval town walls

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