Roch Castle
Roch Castle is a 13th-century castle, located at Roch near Haverfordwest, Wales. Built by Norman knight Adam de Rupe circa 1200, probably on the site of an earlier wooden structure.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Roch, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Postal code: SA62 6AQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and Victoria Inn.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is in south west Wales. The national park designation limits development, so the area has remained unspoilt despite its popularity as a tourist destination.
Victoria Inn
Pub
Photo: Robin Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria Inn is a pub, which is situated 2,900 feet west of Roch Castle.
The Duke of Edinburgh
Pub
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Duke of Edinburgh is a pub, which is situated 2 miles west of Roch Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nolton Haven and Newgale.
Nolton Haven
Village
Photo: Steve Sheppard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nolton Haven is a hamlet halfway along the coast of St Bride's Bay in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is included within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Nolton Haven is situated 2 miles southwest of Roch Castle.
Newgale
Photo: Andy F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newgale is a village with a three mile stretch of beach in the parish of Roch, Pembrokeshire. The beach is situated in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and has rugged coastal scenery with the path winding up and down the cliffs.
Penycwm
Hamlet
Photo: Deborah Tilley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penycwm is a small settlement on the A487 road near Newgale, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is part of the community of Brawdy. At the other end of a valley to the coast is Penycwm beach, also known as Pwll March. Penycwm is situated 2½ miles northwest of Roch Castle.
Roch Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nolton and Roch, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.84917° or 51° 50′ 57″ northLongitude
-5.07902° or 5° 4′ 45″ westElevation
367 feet (112 metres)Open location code
9C3PRWXC+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1078266007OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6286683Wikidata ID
Q7353760
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Roch Castle” goes by many names.
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- Japanese: “ロッシュ城”
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- Low German: “Roch Castle”
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- Occitan (post 1500): “Roch Castle”
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- Walloon: “Roch Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell y Garn”
- Wolof: “Roch Castle”
- Zulu: “Roch Castle”
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