Picton Castle

Picton Castle

:"For the ship see the article Picton Castle (ship)."

Picton Castle is a medieval castle near Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.

It was originally built at the end of the 13th century by Sir John Wogan and is still inhabited by his descendants, the Philipps family (see Baron Milford and Viscount St Davids).

The castle is now owned and operated by the Picton Castle Trust. It has been extensively remodelled, especially in 1697 and 1749-52, but preserving a generally medieval style, and many of the original outer walls, now with larger windows.

Cesar Picton, was named after the castle. He was enslaved as a child in his native Senegal, before being a servant of the Philipps family for many years, and then going on to become a wealthy coal-merchant in Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, very possibly selling coal bought from the Picton mines of his ex-employers.

The Welsh-built barque "Picton Castle" (now a Canadian sail training ship) is also named after the castle.

A secret passage leading to the inside of the castle emerges on the bank of the River Cleddau and is visible from the water at low tide. The entrance is currently blocked up but during World War II, when the castle was used as a command centre, it was considered a valuable escape route.

The castle has 40 acres of garden open to the public.

External links

* [http://www.pictoncastle.co.uk/ Picton Castle website]
* [http://www.castlewales.com/picton.html Information at Castles of Wales website]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Picton Castle — (spr. pickt n kaßl), s. Haverfordwest …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Picton Castle (ship) — For the Castle see the article Picton Castle. The Picton Castle is a tall ship employed in sail training. The Picton Castle undertakes 13 month round the world voyages, among a variety of shorter voyages along the east coast of the Americas. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Picton — ist der Name folgender Orte: Picton (New South Wales), Stadt in New South Wales, Australien. Picton (Western Australia), ein Vorort von Bunbury in Western Australia, Australien Picton Valley in Tasmanien, Australien. Picton (Ontario), Stadt nahe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Picton — may refer to:People* Cesar Picton (ca 1755 1836), from slave to successful businessman in England * Thomas Picton (1758–1815), Welsh soldier * Robert Pickton (born 1950), Canadian serial killerPlaces;Australia *Picton, New South Wales, officially …   Wikipedia

  • Picton, North Yorkshire — infobox UK place country = England static static image caption = latitude = 54.46021 longitude = 1.36044 official name = Picton population = shire district= Hambleton shire county = North Yorkshire region = Yorkshire and the Humber constituency… …   Wikipedia

  • Cesar Picton — (ca. 1755 Senegal? – 1836 Kingston on Thames, England) was enslaved in Africa at the age of six. He was brought to England by an English army officer who had been in Senegal, and in 1761 was presented as a servant to Sir John Phillips, a Baronet… …   Wikipedia

  • Manorbier Castle — Part of Pembrokeshire Manorbier, Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Cilgerran Castle — West tower, and access bridge to the inner ward over gully Cilgerran Castle is a 13th century ruined castle located in Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales, near Cardigan. The castle is a National Trust property, in the guardianship of Cadw: Welsh… …   Wikipedia

  • Dale Castle — Dale, Pembrokeshire, Wales …   Wikipedia

  • Cresswell Castle — This is about Cresswell Castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales. For Cresswell Castle in Northumberland, England, see Cresswell Castle, Northumberland. Cresswell Castle Cresswell Castle is a castle half a mile north of the village of Cresswell Quay,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”