Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest is a Town in the county of Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro).
There are great places to visit near Haverfordwest.
Haverfordwest History
There are some historic monuments around Haverfordwest:
- Round Barrow 100m E of Thornbush
- Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm
- Wiston Castle
- Treffgarne Gorge Defended Enclosure
- Castle Pill
- Landshipping House Garden Remains
- Moat NW of Merryborough Farm
- Lamber Round Barrow
- Great Treffgarne Rocks Camp
- Pill Priory
- House Platforms N of St. Mary's Churchyard
- Haroldston House and Gardens
- Haverfordwest Priory
- Little Treffgarne Wood Camp
- Burton Burial Chamber
- Woodbarn Camp
- Rudbaxton Motte
- Picton Point Camp
- Haverfordwest Castle
- Hook Quay
- Ford Camp
- American War of Independence Redan at Bath House
- Denant Rath
- Thornton Rath
- Priory Rath
- Pit Circle 250m NE of Cottesmore Farm
- Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages
- Burton Beach Overlord Hard
- Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm
- Burnt Mound 240m NE of Highway Park
- Crowhill Rath
- Hakin Observatory
- Jordanston Farm Promontory Fort
- Little Treffgarne Camp
- Slade Camp
- Fort Scoveston
- Scollock Rath
- Hazel Grove Camp (South)
- Uzmaston Round Barrow
- Picton Castle Mound
- Hanton Round Barrows
- Parc-y-Llyn Burial Chamber
- Wolfscastle Castle Mound
- Round Barrow 370m NW of Mockwell
- Castle Mound
- Hazel Grove Camp (North)
- Rosemarket Dovecot
- Higgons Well
- Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho
- Castle Lake Camp
- Long Stone Burial Chamber
- Plumstone Mountain Round Barrows (West)
- Rudbaxton Rath
- Rosemarket Rath
- Tump Round Barrow
- Round Barrow Pair 175m N of Ramswood House
- Leachpool Round Barrow
- Roman Castle
- Camrose Mound & Bailey Castle
- Rhyndaston-Fawr Standing Stone
- Keeston Castle
- Plumstone Rock Round Barrows
- Rath 150m SE of Pelcomb Farm
- Corner Piece Round Barrow
- Great Treffgarne Wood Camp
- Good Hook Round Barrow
- Nant y Coy Bridge Defended Enclosure
- Plumstone Rath
- Fort Hubberston
- West Ford Camp
- Plumstone Mountain Round Barrow (East)
- Hang Stone Davey Near Lamber Smithy
History of Haverfordwest
It seems likely that such an obvious strategic location would have been settled in some way from an early date. Some have asserted that there is no documentary or archaeological evidence of a settlement on the site before the 12th century, when the first Norman architecture castle was established. However archaeological discoveries in Pembrokeshire suggest otherwise. Edward Llwyd’s note to Camden’s Britannia (ed. 1695) refers to a valuable find of silver coins at Llanboidy, the latest coin being one of Domitian struck in AD 91. In the 1920s Sir Mortimer Wheeler partially excavated a Roman dwelling or villa at Wolfscastle; work was restarted in 2002 by Professor Merroney.
