Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Romans Castle
Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tiers Cross, Haverfordwest, Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshire, designated on 30 April 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2004
- Locality
- Tiers Cross
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Walwyn's Castle
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.75279, -5.05680
- Cadw reference
- 82682
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 227 Milford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At the end of a track S off the minor road W to Walwyn's Castle, some 1.5km W of Tiers Cross.
History
Farmhouse, former gentry house, owned in the late C18 by William Moore, died 1796, to whom there is a memorial in the church. His wife died in 1837. The name comes from a nearby large earthwork whose name has evolved from Ramus to Romans Castle.
Exterior
Farmhouse, unpainted render with close-eaved imitation-slate roof and rendered small end stacks. Two-storey, three-window range of C19 or earlier C20 horned 4-pane sashes and centre door in added gabled porch. First floor sashes are narrow. Loft window in right end wall.
Lower range to left is painted and has brick end stack, wide centre window, inserted window to right and lean-to on left end. Outside stair on rear wall, to eaves-breaking loft door with catslide roof, window to centre and door in added gabled porch to left. C20 loft window to first floor centre.
Rear of main house is painted and has gabled two-storey wing to right with rendered end stack, boarded dairy window at ground floor, and inserted door on right side wall with window above. Centre rear of house has stair window and blocked window above. Large lean-to to left with outside steps at left end to loft door.
Interior
Interior not inspected, ground floor of rear wing was dairy.
Reason for designation
Included as a farmhouse retaining historic character, probably of later C18.
Nearby in the register
- Roman CastleRathunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint AndrewReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Burnt Mound 160m E of WoodsendBurnt Moundunder 1 mi
- Syke RathPromontory Fort - inland1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.