New Information Board in Amroth Carpark

Image: © welshbabe Taken: 29 Aug 2009

This has caused some controversy regarding the history included about Amroth Castle. Taken from http://www.pembrokeshirevirtualmuseum.co.uk/main_menu/places_to_visit/castles/earthwork_castles/amroth/amroth_castle.html Amroth Castle It is a common mistake to believe that Amroth Castle is the large grand building located in the centre of the village next to the caravan park. Although this is called Amroth Castle, it is a fortified mansion that was built in 1800 by Captain James Ackland. The actual site of the medieval castle is located approximately half a mile north of the village on private farmland. It is a motte castle situated on high land overlooking Carmarthen Bay. At present it is very overgrown and the remains are hard to identify. The exact origins of the castle are unknown, although it is suggested that it was constructed by the de Say family near the end of the 11th Century. The castle passed to the Elliot family in the 14th Century and they apparently built a new stone castle on a site closer to the bay. This could well be the site of the modern fortified manor house which is often referred to as Amroth Castle.

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