Castlemartin Castle

Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Above: view of the Northwestern tip of the castle

The monument comprises the remains of a medieval ringwork, a defensive enclosure with surrounding outer bailey. The ringwork itself originally measured about 80m in diameter - and the outer bailey about 140m in diameter. Buildings and garden enclosures have encroached upon the outer terrace on the SW and NE sides, but the remaining elements of the site are both well-preserved and well-managed. (Cadw: Scheduled Monuments)

Castlemartin Castle is a sub-oval, double-banked and ditched enclosure, 60m by 70m. It has been seen as a medieval castle site and re-use of the site is a possibility. (Coflein)

Additional photographs of Castlemartin Castle

Below: view of the enclosure from the north

Below: view of the castle's earth and stone bank

Below: a modern farm building occupies the possible site of a wooden keep

Below: remains of a drystone revetment wall

Below: view of the Inner Bank from the East

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