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:
- Thornton Rath
- Wolfscastle Castle Mound
- Long Stone Burial Chamber
- Rudbaxton Rath
- Plumstone Rock Round Barrows
- Plumstone Mountain Round Barrow (East)
- Fort Scoveston
- Uzmaston Round Barrow
- American War of Independence Redan at Bath House
- Rath 150m SE of Pelcomb Farm
- Round Barrow 300m NW of Tallyho
- Crowhill Rath
- Hook Quay
- Leachpool Round Barrow
- Higgons Well
- Denant Rath
- Slade Camp
- Hakin Observatory
- Rudbaxton Motte
- Ford Camp
- Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm
- Round Barrow Pair 175m N of Ramswood House
- Wiston Castle
- Jordanston Farm Promontory Fort
- Castle Lake Camp
- Treffgarne Gorge Defended Enclosure
- Round Barrow 100m E of Thornbush
- Lamber Round Barrow
- Corner Piece Round Barrow
- Tump Round Barrow
- Pill Priory
- Great Treffgarne Wood Camp
- Hazel Grove Camp (North)
- Great Treffgarne Rocks Camp
- Haverfordwest Castle
- Good Hook Round Barrow
- Little Treffgarne Camp
- Rosemarket Rath
- Priory Rath
- Keeston Castle
- Parc-y-Llyn Burial Chamber
- Burton Burial Chamber
- House Platforms N of St. Mary's Churchyard
- Fort Hubberston
- Scollock Rath
- Haverfordwest Priory
- Pit Circle 250m NE of Cottesmore Farm
- Castle Pill
- Hanton Round Barrows
- Burton Beach Overlord Hard
- West Ford Camp
- Picton Point Camp
- Nant y Coy Bridge Defended Enclosure
- Garden Earthworks at Coedcanlas Farm
- Rhyndaston-Fawr Standing Stone
- Little Treffgarne Wood Camp
- Round Barrow 370m NW of Mockwell
- Rosemarket Dovecot
- Haroldston House and Gardens
- Roman Castle
- Castle Mound
- Hang Stone Davey Near Lamber Smithy
- Landshipping House Garden Remains
- Burnt Mound 170m S of Jubilee Cottages
- Plumstone Rath
- Picton Castle Mound
- Hazel Grove Camp (South)
- Plumstone Mountain Round Barrows (West)
- Camrose Mound & Bailey Castle
- Moat NW of Merryborough Farm
- Woodbarn Camp
- Burnt Mound 240m NE of Highway Park
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.
