Wiston Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 June 2004. Castle, motte-and-bailey, shell keep.

Wiston Castle

WRENN ID: odd-floor-summer
Grade: I
Local Planning Authority: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales
Date first listed: 16 June 2004
Type: Castle, motte-and-bailey, shell keep
Source: Cadw listing

Description

Ruins of a shell keep on a 9-metre high earth motte surrounded by a ditch. Motte has added flight of some 50 steps up to the rubble stone circular shell keep on the 18-metre diameter platform. The encircling wall is destroyed to the N, circular within but 16 or 18-sided polygon on the outside. Walls sloped outward. Damaged arched S entry with stone voussoirs and draw-bar holes. The wall varies from 1.5 to 2 metres and from 3 to 4 metres height, originally higher. Stone steps within the entry to right.

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