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Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire

Pembroke Pembroke is the county town of Pembrokeshire, standing on the headland which gives it its name. It is said that the town is named from the cantref of Penfro rather than the cantref from the town, but whichever came first the name is known to derive from the Welsh Penfro, meaning "land's head". The town is best known for the magnificent castle, Pembroke Castle; a great stone mediæval castle towering over the town, which was the birthplace of King Henry VII. The castle and the tow stand beside the River Cleddau, at the bottom of a small valley, flanked on all sides by woodland and arable farmland. (Read more)