Tenby Castle

Tenby Castle was a fortification standing on a headland separated by an isthmus from the town of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The remaining stone structure dates from the 13th century but there are mentions of the castle from as early as 1153. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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Tenby Castle Remains
castle ruin, castle, 

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  Battle of Mynydd Carn ⓘ
  1081 historic Welsh military engagement

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  Battle of Gelli Carnant ⓘ
  1096 battle between the Welsh and the invading Normans

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  Battle of Cydweli ⓘ
  battle fought in Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1223

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  Battle of Laugharne Castle ⓘ
  battle fought at Laugharne in 1257, when Llywelyn ap Gruffudd ousted the Norman invaders and burnt down the castle

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  Battle of St Clears ⓘ
  battle in Carmarthenshire: part of the successful Uprising of Owain Glyndŵr, Prince of Wales against the English

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  Siege of Haverford ⓘ
  1405 siege

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  Battle of Milford Haven ⓘ
  1405 battle

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  Siege of Pembroke ⓘ
  1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

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  American War of Independence Redan at Bath House ⓘ
  

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  Gravel Bay anti-aircraft battery ⓘ
  

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  Pater Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery defending Milford Haven

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  Llanion Barracks Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Amroth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Amroth, United Kingdom  

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  Laugharne Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Laugharne. Castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales  

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  Narberth Castle ⓘ
  castle in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK  

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  Tenby Castle ⓘ
  ruined castle  

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  Upton Castle ⓘ
  castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales

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  Wiston Castle ⓘ
  castle in Wiston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK  

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  Pembroke Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Wales  

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  Kidwelly Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Kidwelly. Castle in Wales  

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  Llansteffan Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building and site of ancient hillfort in Carmarthenshire  

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  Llawhaden Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK  

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  Manorbier Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed building in Pembrokeshire. Castle  

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  Carew Castle ⓘ
  Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wales  

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  Picton Castle ⓘ
  country house in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK  

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  Chapel Bay Fort ⓘ
  fort in Pembrokeshire overlooking Milford Haven  

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  Pater Fort ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in Pembroke Dock.

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  South Hook Fort ⓘ
  fort in Herbrandston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

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  Stack Rock Fort ⓘ
  fort built on a small island in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire

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  Thorne Island ⓘ
  small island in Wales dominated by a Palmerston Fort

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  Popton Fort ⓘ
  building in Angle, United Kingdom

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  Fort Hubberstone ⓘ
  Grade II* listed building in Milford Haven.

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  Scoveston Fort ⓘ
  Grade II listed building in Llanstadwell. Some 600m NW of Little Honeyborough and approximately 1km NE of Waterston.

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  St Catherine's Fort ⓘ
  19th century fort in Wales

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  HMS Marjoram ⓘ
  1917 Anchusa-class sloop-of-war

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  HMS Leda ⓘ
  1800 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate

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  HMS Tormentor ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Cleveland ⓘ
  1940 Hunt-class destroyer

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  North East Martello Tower ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Wales

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  South West Dockyard Tower ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UKin United Kingdom

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1081 Battle of Mynydd Carn

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1096 Battle of Gelli Carnant

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1223 Battle of Cydweli

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1257 Battle of Laugharne Castle

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1403 Battle of St Clears

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1405 Siege of Haverford

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1405 Battle of Milford Haven

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1648 Siege of Pembroke

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1817 Pater Battery

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1050 Wiston Castle

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1093 Pembroke Castle

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1106 Kidwelly Castle

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1192 Llansteffan Castle

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1200 Llawhaden Castle

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1200 Manorbier Castle

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1270 Carew Castle

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1300 Picton Castle

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1859 Popton Fort

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1860 Fort Hubberstone

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1860 Scoveston Fort

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1870 St Catherine's Fort

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1800 HMS Leda

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1917 HMS Tormentor

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1940 HMS Cleveland

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Tenby, from the hotel May 1 1820

Tenby, Pembrokeshire June 1st 1830

Tenby Castle

Castle, Tenby, Wales-LCCN2001703560

Tenby - ruins of castle & the gate leading to the south sands; no. 3 of the Panoramic View

Monk's Rock, Tenby Jany 1 1813

Tenby, St. Catherine's Rock & sands

Tenby, Pembrokeshire June 1st 1830 (1133115)

St. Catherine's Island, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire (1130121)

Tenby (1129867)

• Tenby Castle - article published in 1964, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	410	Kingdom of Dyfed		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1081	Battle of Mynydd Carn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1096	Battle of Gelli Carnant	Normans, battle, Welsh people	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1223	Battle of Cydweli	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1257	Battle of Laugharne Castle	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1403	Battle of St Clears	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1405	Siege of Haverford	Kingdom of France, Kingdom of England, siege, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1405	Battle of Milford Haven	Kingdom of France, battle, Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Siege of Pembroke	Roundhead, Cavalier, battle, siege	Wikidata
link	page		listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		Coflein page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Milford Haven Shipbuilding	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		American War of Independence Redan at Bath House	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gravel Bay anti-aircraft battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1817	Pater Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Llanion Barracks Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Amroth Castle	building, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Laugharne Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Narberth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tenby Castle	castle ruin, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Upton Castle	garden, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1050	Wiston Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1093	Pembroke Castle	Pembroke Castle Trust, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1106	Kidwelly Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1192	Llansteffan Castle	Cadw, archaeological site, promontory fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Llawhaden Castle	Cadw, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1200	Manorbier Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1270	Carew Castle	archaeological site, Site of Special Scientific Interest, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Picton Castle	country house, museum, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Chapel Bay Fort	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Pater Fort	fort, wall	Wikidata
site	fort		South Hook Fort	barracks, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Stack Rock Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Thorne Island	fort, islet, hotel	Wikidata
site	fort	1859	Popton Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Fort Hubberstone	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1860	Scoveston Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1870	St Catherine's Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Marjoram	Anchusa-class sloop-of-war, sloop-of-war, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1800	HMS Leda	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Leda-class fifth-rate frigate	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Tormentor	R-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1940	HMS Cleveland	shipwreck, destroyer, Hunt-class destroyer	Wikidata
site	tower		North East Martello Tower	Martello tower	Wikidata
site	tower		South West Dockyard Tower	Martello tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Tenby, from the hotel May 1 1820		Commons
commons	image		Tenby, Pembrokeshire June 1st 1830		Commons
commons	image		Tenby Castle		Commons
commons	image		Castle, Tenby, Wales-LCCN2001703560		Commons
commons	image		Tenby - ruins of castle & the gate leading to the south sands; no. 3 of the Panoramic View		Commons
commons	image		Monk's Rock, Tenby Jany 1 1813		Commons
commons	image		Tenby, St. Catherine's Rock & sands		Commons
commons	image		Tenby, Pembrokeshire June 1st 1830 (1133115)		Commons
commons	image		St. Catherine's Island, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire (1130121)		Commons
commons	image		Tenby (1129867)		Commons