Picton Castle
Picton Castle is a medieval castle near Haverfordwest in the community of Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Originally built at the end of the 13th century by a Flemish knight, it later came into the hands of Sir John Wogan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: country house in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Picton Castle & Woodland Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Big House and Church of St. John the Baptist.
Big House
House
Photo: Mike Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Big House, also known as Landshipping House, is a historic house on the banks of the River Cleddau in Landshipping, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The house was originally built in 1750 and owned by the Owens of Orielton who were the Landshipping Coal Agents. Big House is situated 1 mile south of Picton Castle.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Peter Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St. John the Baptist is situated 1½ miles northeast of Picton Castle.
Church of St. Marcellus
Church
Photo: welshbabe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St. Marcellus is situated 2 miles southeast of Picton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martletwy and Hook.
Martletwy
Hamlet
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Martletwy is a village, parish and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. Martletwy is situated 2½ miles southeast of Picton Castle.
Hook
Village
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hook is a village and community on the Western Cleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the ecclesiastical parish of Llangwm. Hook is situated 2½ miles southwest of Picton Castle.
Uzmaston
Hamlet
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uzmaston is a small parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, about 1 mile south-east of Haverfordwest. The village, to the northwest of Boulston, forms part of the community of Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, and lies near the bank of the Western Cleddau. Uzmaston is situated 2½ miles west of Picton Castle.
Picton Castle
- Categories: country house, museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Slebech, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.78407° or 51° 47′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.8854° or 4° 53′ 7″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
9C3QQ4M7+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 362811862OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6286628Wikidata ID
Q7191106
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Picton Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Picton gaztelua”
- Cebuano: “Picton Castle”
- Danish: “Picton Castle”
- French: “château de Picton”
- French: “Château de Picton”
- German: “Picton Castle”
- Japanese: “ピクトン城”
- Swedish: “Picton Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Picton”
- Welsh: “Castell Pictwn”
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