October 2014
A few pictures from a brief stop off on our way through the town. The town of Pembroke is steeped in history, dating back to the 11th century when Arnulf of Montgomery raised an earth and timber fortification on the banks of the Pembroke River. Although something of an outpost, it was considered to be of sufficient strategic value to justify progressive strengthening over the next 150 years, the first stone structure on the site dating from the middle of the 13th Century. William de Valence, one time Mayor of Pembroke, is thought to have been responsible for girdling the town with walls at some time during this period.
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