id: sig-20260722-report-pe163
site_id: gb-tenby-tenby
attribute: designation_report
value: 'Reference Number

  PE163

  Name

  Tenby Castle

  Date of Designation

  Status

  Designated

  Unitary Authority

  Pembrokeshire

  Community

  Tenby

  Easting

  213770

  Northing

  200521

  Broad Class

  Defence

  Site Type

  Castle

  Period

  Medieval

  The monument consists of the remains of a castle, dating to the medieval period.  It occupies
  a large steep-sided promontory on the coast dividing the north and south beaches of Tenby
  and was attached at the narrow neck to the medieval town walls. The castle is first mentioned
  in the twelfth century. In the 13th century it was part of the Lordship of Pembroke. The
  castle is ruinous and comprises a gate tower and D-shaped barbican at the south-west entrance,
  on the summit of the hill a round central watch tower of c 5.8m in diameter with a square
  stair turret, defensive walls and parts of domestic buildings. Short lengths of embattled
  curtain wall are exposed at low tide.

  The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval
  defensive practices. The monument is well-preserved and an important relic of the medieval
  landscape. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of
  the presence of both structural evidence and intact associated deposits.

  The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related
  evidence may be expected to survive.'
source_url: http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=2037
source_title: Scheduled Monument Full Report — Tenby Castle
publisher: Cadw
observed_date: '2026-07-22'
collected_by: scripts/build_assessment_batch.py
confidence: high
notes: The designation text. Assess the six bands against THIS evidence only; omit any band
  it does not speak to.