Wales · Ruin
Narberth Castle
Narberth Castle is a ruined Norman fortress in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, dating to the 13th century and built by the Perrot family. The site is associated in Welsh tradition with the Mabinogi and today survives as low stone wall fragments and cellar vaulting above rolling Pembrokeshire countryside.
Its prime
1280
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1280
What Narberth Castle looked like in its prime.
A low, fragmented Norman stone castle of grey-brown rubble masonry set on a terrace above rolling green fields; surviving fabric consists of single- and double-storey wall stumps, a prominent square tower stump with a large rectangular window opening, and gaps where curtain walls once ran. The ground inside is an open earthen courtyard; below parts of the ruins the barrel-vaulted kitchen cellars remain intact, their rounded stone ceilings visible at ground level.
Its story
The story of Narberth Castle.
Narberth Castle in Pembrokeshire forms part of the Landsker Line. A chronicle in the Cotton library records Gruffydd ap Rhys attacking and destroying a "castle of Arberth" in 1116, but that probably refers to nearby Sentence Castle — the stone castle at Narberth was not built until over a century later. The current ruins are undoubtedly Norman, dating from the 13th century and built by Andrew Perrot.
Welsh tradition associates the site with the Mabinogi. What survives today is low fragments of stone wall and cellar vaulting above the town; in the early 20th century the annual town fair ended with a procession into the castle, with dancing and music.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1280.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Narberth Castle — including 1 interior: barrel-vaulted kitchen cellars. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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Clans who held Narberth Castle.
The families that held Narberth Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Perrot
The 13th-century stone castle was built by Andrew Perrot; a fortress of the Perrot family.
