Memorials & monuments · South Wales
Paterchurch Tower
In or near Johnston.
Paterchurch Tower — scheduled monument-listed memorial in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Pembroke Dock · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Paterchurch Tower, the nearest railway station is Pembroke Dock, located 1.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SA72 6SY, and entry to the site is free.
About
Paterchurch Tower is a scheduled monument-listed memorial in wales-south, United Kingdom, registered on the Cadw register of listed buildings (Wales) (entry 14341). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Paterchurch Tower is a Grade I-listed medieval fortified tower in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It received its name from one of the families that owned the land. While its exact function is not known, it probably served as a pele tower for the manorial complex (now demolished) in which it was situated.
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Paterchurch Tower is a Grade I-listed medieval fortified tower in Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It received its name from one of the families that owned the land. While its exact function is not known, it probably served as a pele tower for the manorial complex (now demolished) in which it was situated.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The tower is the last remaining structure of a manorial complex whose surviving ruins were torn down with the expansion of Pembroke Dockyard in 1844. It received its name from the de Paterchurch family which originally owned the land. It probably served as a pele tower as there is no evidence of a church on site. The land around the tower was purchased in 1759 by the Board of Ordnance to build an artillery battery to defend the interior of Milford Haven Waterway from attack. It was originally outside the dockyard walls when they were built in the mid-1810s, but expansion of the dockyard in 1844 brought it inside the walls. Bones were discovered around the base of the tower when workshops…
Description
It is a three-storey building about 35 ft with a crenellated parapet. The tower's rubble stone walls range in thickness from 2.5 to. Each floor has a single vaulted chamber with plastered vaults in the upper two storeys.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6935, -4.9565
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Pembroke Dock
- Postcode
- SA72 6SY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Pembroke Dock — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17742618 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Paterchurch Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Pembroke Dock railway station
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Paterchurch Tower?
- Paterchurch Tower is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA72 6SY), in the parish of Pembroke Dock.
- What is Paterchurch Tower?
- Paterchurch Tower — scheduled monument-listed memorial in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Paterchurch Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Pembroke Dock, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SA72 6SY.
- Is Paterchurch Tower a listed building?
- Paterchurch Tower is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Paterchurch Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Paterchurch Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Paterchurch Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Pembroke Dock, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA72 6SY.