Fishguard
Fishguard is a Town in the county of Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro).
Fishguard postcode: SA65 9AN
There are great places to visit near Fishguard.
Fishguard History
There are some historic monuments around Fishguard:
- Castell Mound
- Sealyham Rocks Camp
- Pillar Cross in Churchyard
- Rhos y Clegyrn Circle & Standing Stone
- Parc-y-Meirw Standing Stones
- Pen-Dre Round Barrow
- Carreg Quoitan Standing Stone
- Sealyham Quarries Camp
- Carn Wnda Burial Chamber
- Castle Flemish
- Parc-y-Llyn Burial Chamber
- Ffynnon- Druidion Standing Stone
- Waun-Castell Camp
- Tre-Howell Burial Chamber
- Garn Turne Burial Chamber
- Clyn-Ffwrn Burial Chamber
- Wern Camp
- Standing Stone 450m SSE of Lower Broadmoor Farm
- St Lawrence Camp
- Round Barrow on Jordanson Hill
- Inscribed Stone in Churchyard
- Castell Pant-y-Phillip
- Castell Poeth
- Castell Hendre-Wen
- Tal-y-Gaer Corbelled Hut
- Garn Fawr Camp
- Castle Point Old Fort
- Fagwr-Fran Standing Stone
- Parc Hen Standing Stone
- Marsh Round Barrow
- Ty-Newydd-Grug Standing Stone
- Castell Cleddyf
- Castell Cwm-Wyntyll
- Iron Age/ Romano-British Settlement & Field Systems on Fagwr-Fran Moor
- Pen-Lan-Mebws-Uchaf Burial Chamber
- Mynydd Cilciffeth Round Barrows
- Bucket Camp
- Dinas Island Castell
- Ford Camp
- Garn Wen Burial Chambers
- Standing Stone
- Two Pillar-Crosses in Churchyard, Llanllawer
- Five Pillar-Crosses in Churchyard
- Standing Stone 200m ENE of Trehale House
- Wolfscastle Castle Mound
- Pen-Rhiw Burial Chamber
- Parc Maen Llwyd Standing Stone
- Defended Enclosure 300m SE of Pentre
- Parc Castell Round Barrow
- Trellwyn Fawr, Standing Stone 60m WSW of
- Garn Fechan Camp
- Castell Mael
- Holy Well
- Summerton Camp
- Cronllwyn Earthwork
- Iron Age Enclosure in Kilkiffeth Wood
- Lower Broad Moor Standing Stone
- Caer Penbicas
- Llanwnwr Cross-Slab
- Trellwyn Fach, Standing Stone 100m NW of
- Ty-Meini Standing Stone
- Inscribed Stone at Llangwarran Farm
- Two Pillar-Crosses in Churchyard
- Incised Cross at Cemetery Cross Roads
- Inscribed Stone 130m E of Penwaun
- Trefflys Burial Chamber
- Glyn Gath Round Barrow
- Garn Gilfach Burial Chamber
- Colston Burial Chamber
History of Fishguard
The town name Fishguard derives from Old Norse Fiskigarðr meaning “fish catching enclosure”, indicating that there may have been a Scandinavian trading post, although no evidence has been found. Called Fiscard until the turn of the 19th century when the name was Anglicised, Fishguard was a marcher borough and in 1603 was described as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve. The Norman settlement lay along what is now High Street between the church at its north end and the remains of a Norman motte at its south end.
