Historic houses · South Wales
Carswell Medieval House
Carswell Medieval House — building in Penally, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penally · 2.8 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Carswell Medieval House, the nearest railway station is Penally, located 2.8 km away. Entry is paid, and wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is SA70 8NE.
About
Carswell Medieval House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Owned by Cadw. Managed by Cadw. Wikidata describes it as: "building in Penally, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.6760°, -4.7523°.
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From Cadw
Through the keyhole of a modest medieval homeEasily identifiable thanks to its tall external chimney, Carswell Medieval House is one of the only buildings of its type still standing in this part Wales. Probably built in the 15th century, the house was part of the estate belonging to the Earl of Pembroke and was inhabited by tenant farmers who earned a modest living from the land.Simple and unadorned, the house gives us a glimpse into workaday, everyday medieval life away from the grand castles often associated with the period.
Read more on the official property page.
From the Wikipedia article
Carswell Medieval House is a Grade II*-listed historic stone ruin of a medieval tenant farm in the village of Penally, near St Florence in Tenby. Visit Wales describe it as "one of the only buildings of its type still standing in this part of Wales" and an example of "everyday medieval life away from the grand castles often associated with the period."
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Background
History
The present site formed what was a complex of farm buildings in the estate of the earls of Pembroke. Together with the land, the rent was one tenth of a knight's fee. Records of the building trace back to the fourteenth and sixteenth century by which the building had been divided into two. It is according to historians an "excellent example of a medieval yeoman's house."
Visiting
The property lies beside Carswell Farm, one mile to the east of the village of St Florence. It has the postcode SA70 8NE, but CADW list the property through its coordinates due to the number of unmarked local roads. Visitors are advised to locate the site using an Ordnance Survey map and number SN098010 instead. There is no visitor parking area or facilities, and while the site is accessible at all hours, it is advised that visitors come during "reasonable hours."
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6760, -4.7523
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Penally
- Postcode
- SA70 8NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
- Established
- 1400
- Nearest railway station
- Penally — 2.8 km
- Official site
- cadw.gov.wales
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743250 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carswell Medieval House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Carswell Medieval House, Penally (geograph 5185455).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carswell Medieval House?
- Carswell Medieval House is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA70 8NE), in the parish of Penally.
- What is Carswell Medieval House?
- Carswell Medieval House — building in Penally, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Carswell Medieval House?
- The nearest railway station is Penally, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SA70 8NE.
- When was Carswell Medieval House built?
- Built or established in 1400.
- Who runs Carswell Medieval House?
- Carswell Medieval House is operated by Cadw.
- Is Carswell Medieval House a listed building?
- Carswell Medieval House is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Carswell Medieval House?
- The nearest railway station is Penally, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA70 8NE.