Newport Castle, Pembrokeshire
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| Newport Castle | |
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  Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| General information | |
| Location | Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°00′51″N 4°49′58″W / 52.01417°N 4.83278°W |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Newport Castle |
| Designated | 16 January 1952 |
| Reference no. | 13083 |
Newport Castle (Welsh: Castell Trefdraeth) is a castle located in Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The earliest castle on the site was built in the 13th century, and the present structure was built in the 19th century and is a private residence.
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Following the death of the ruler of Deheubarth, Rhys ap Tewdwr, his lands were seized by the Normans. Most of Northern Dyfed, except for lands owned by the Bishop of St. Davids—Dewisland—was taken by Martin de Turribus,[1] who became the first Marcher Lord of Kemes.[2] Martin's caput was at Nevern Castle,[3] which passed to his son, Robert fitz Martin. In 1197, Robert's son, William fitz Martin abandoned Nevern, founded Newport, moved the Marcher Lordship's headquarters there, and constructed Newport Castle.[4]
13th and 14th centuries
The castle was captured by Llywelyn the Great in 1215 and Llywelyn the Last in 1257 but on both occasions was recaptured by the Fitz Martins.[5]
In 1326, two years after his similarly named father, the reigning Lord Martin (the Fitz having been dropped earlier in the previous century) died childless, and the Lordship was inherited by his sister, Joan. Ownership of the castle was thus transferred to Joan and her husband, James Audley.[6]
