Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Pembrokeshire

Roch Castle is a 12th-century castle built by Norman knight Adam de Rupe in the second half of the 12th century It is located near the unmarked border which for centuries has separated the English and Welsh areas of Pembrokeshire. During the English Civil War the castle was captured by the Parliamentary forces and subsequently burned in 1644. The castle remained decaying until 1900, when purchased by John Philipps, 1st Viscount St Davids, who restored it. The castle was purchased again in 2008 and was restored as a hotel. rochcastle.com

Llech y Drybedd is a finely balanced tripod dolmen consisting of three pillar-like supporting stones that support the heavy triangular capstone, which is around three metres long, 2.5 metres wide at its widest point and almost a metre thick. A fallen stone lies on one side of the chamber. If there was a cairn above the chamber, there is no trace of it.

Llech y Drybedd is a finely balanced tripod dolmen consisting of three pillar-like supporting stones that support the heavy triangular capstone, which is around three metres long, 2.5 metres wide at its widest point and almost a metre thick. A fallen stone lies on one side of the chamber. If there was a cairn above the chamber, there is no trace of it.

Carreg Samson is a 5000 year old Neolithic dolmen above Abercastle Bay, near Fishguard in Pembrokeshire. The capstone, approximately 4.5m long and 2.7m wide, rests on three of the seven upright supporting stones. The whole structure was once covered by a mound of earth or stone. In the early 20th century the side gaps between the stones were blocked up to allow the dolmen to be used as a sheep pen.

Pentre Ifan is the most famous megalithic monument in Wales. It is the remains of a Neolithic portal tomb from around 3500 BC for the communal burial of the dead. It may have been used for a time and then sealed. Originally, the chamber was covered by a mound of stones. However, these stones were removed a long time ago, so the original covering is missing. The enormous capstone, which rests on only three supporting stones, is five metres long and probably weighs over 16 tonnes. Excavations have revealed that the chamber lies in a large oval pit dug into the shallow slope. There were dry stone walls on the sides, covered with a few large slabs. From the remaining traces, the length of the embankment can be estimated at 36 metres. The area of the forecourt was obviously sealed with carefully stacked stones, which then had to be cleared away again for each burial.

Pentre Ifan is the most famous megalithic monument in Wales. It is the remains of a Neolithic portal tomb from around 3500 BC for the communal burial of the dead. It may have been used for a time and then sealed. Originally, the chamber was covered by a mound of stones. However, these stones were removed a long time ago, so the original covering is missing. The enormous capstone, which rests on only three supporting stones, is five metres long and probably weighs over 16 tonnes. Excavations have revealed that the chamber lies in a large oval pit dug into the shallow slope. There were dry stone walls on the sides, covered with a few large slabs. From the remaining traces, the length of the embankment can be estimated at 36 metres. The area of the forecourt was obviously sealed with carefully stacked stones, which then had to be cleared away again for each burial.

Pentre Ifan is the most famous megalithic monument in Wales. It is the remains of a Neolithic portal tomb from around 3500 BC for the communal burial of the dead. It may have been used for a time and then sealed. Originally, the chamber was covered by a mound of stones. However, these stones were removed a long time ago, so the original covering is missing. The enormous capstone, which rests on only three supporting stones, is five metres long and probably weighs over 16 tonnes. Excavations have revealed that the chamber lies in a large oval pit dug into the shallow slope. There were dry stone walls on the sides, covered with a few large slabs. From the remaining traces, the length of the embankment can be estimated at 36 metres. The area of the forecourt was obviously sealed with carefully stacked stones, which then had to be cleared away again for each burial.

St Dogmaels is a medieval 2-celled church. The present church consists of a 3-bayed nave (formerly the south aisle) and a longer, 3-bayed north aisle (formerly the nave), which extends beyond the chancel/nave west wall. The northern aisle appears to be the earlier of the two parts, it may be 14th century. The southern part was probably added around 1500. The church belonged to St Dogmaels Abbey, as a grange chapel. At the dissolution the church became the parish church of Mynachlog-ddu.

At a distance of 134 metres to the northeast of the Gors Fawr cromlech are a pair of standing stones - one of which is known locally as the 'Dreaming Stone' - that may have been physically linked to the circle by a stone avenue. Both of these outliers are taller than the circle stones with one measuring 1.9 metres and the other 1.7 metres in height. The pair are set 14 metres apart and could be said to form a southwest to northeast alignment which has lead some to suggest that they could point to the midsummer sunrise over the nearby hill of Foel Dyrch.

The stone circle (cromlech) of about 22.0 m diameter consists of 16 small stones, the heights of which increase towards the south, but no stone is over a metre high. The circle dates from the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its location near the Preseli Mountains, the source of the bluestones of Stonehenge. Despite the proximity of this source, only one of these stones was used in the creation of the circle, while the rest are made from local glacial boulders.