daughter of Richard de Clare ('Strongbow'), second Earl of Pembroke. Marshall became the third earl, and set about fortifying the castle. Marshall created a huge stone castle in a classic Norman ...

It's impossible not to be awestruck by the magnificence of Pembroke Castle ... brought the Norman conquest of Wales to a close by abolishing the Marcher lordships. The castle was sold by King ...

The mighty Pembroke ... Hall where he continued his business activities acting as director of Schweppes, the mineral water company, for a while. And that's how he came to buy Pembroke Castle ...

Writer Phil Carradice has put together this gentle walk that takes in the Norman sites that can still ... Abbey of Seez in Normandy in 1098. Pembroke Castle has a superb Round Keep, built by ...

At the end of the path around the castle, cross Monkton Bridge, the site of another Norman quay and mill ... steep hill - and go past Monkton Old Hall. This is a privately owned house but was ...

Pembroke Castle may be known ... a more dramatic tale than you may think. The castle's original structure dates back to 1093, when the Anglo-Norman nobleman Arnulf de Montgomery built a small ...

Nestled deep in the Welsh countryside and home to one of the oldest stone effigies in Wales is a 13th-century castle you ... by one of the Norman barons under the Earl of Pembroke, possibly ...

At the end of the path around the castle, cross Monkton Bridge, the site of another Norman quay and mill ... steep hill - and go past Monkton Old Hall. This is a privately owned house but was ...