Sentence Castle, Templeton (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Arberth; Narberth; Nereberd

In the community of Templeton.
In the historic county of Pembrokeshire.
Modern authority of Pembrokeshire.
Preserved county of Dyfed.

OS Map Grid Reference: SN11061164
Latitude 51.77155° Longitude -4.73944°

Sentence Castle, Templeton has been described as a certain Timber Castle.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

Embanked ringwork enclosure, about 15m internal diameter, set within a formerly waterlogged ditched, that expands to about 15m across on the east, suggesting a former pond. (Coflein)

Known as Sentence Camp. Tradition goes that the Templars held a court on this camp, hence the name. ("Templeton owes its name to the fact of its having the Pembrokeshire home of the Knights Templars, being a branch from Templecombe, Somerset. The Templars were probably established here 1150-80, and their lands passed to the Hospitallers of Slebech about 1333". J. Roger Rees).
Sentence Camp is an earthen castle with a ditch round it, such as were used both by Welsh and Normans just before stone castles were built. (Laws and Owen 1908)

The monument comprises the remains of a motte and ditch, dating to the medieval period (c. 1066 -1540 AD). A motte is a large conical or pyramidal mound of soil and/or stone, usually surrounded by either a wet or dry ditch, and surmounted by a tower constructed of timber or stone. Sentence Castle Mound is a perfect ring-motte with the ditch still rather wet and a simple entrance on the south side. There is no causeway. (Scheduling Report)

Sources of information, references and further reading

The CADW scheduled monument record number is PE110.
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s) for this site is/are 304256.
The County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) for this site is/are 3750.

Books
- Purton, P.F., 2009, A History of the Early Medieval Siege c. 450-1220 (Woodbridge: The Boydell Press) p. 264
  Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p. 248 (listed)
  Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p. 205-6
  Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p. 166
  Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p. 41
  Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing) p. 131
  Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p. 87 (slight)
  Miles, Dillwyn, 1979 (Revised 1988), Castles of Pembrokeshire (Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) p. 5-7
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 395
  Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p. 367
  Stickings, T.G., 1973, Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire (Tenby) p. 67
  Renn, D.F., 1973 (2 edn.), Norman Castles of Britain (London: John Baker) p. 251
  Rees, Wm, 1932, Map of South Wales and the Border in the 14th century (Ordnance Survey) (A handbook to the map was published in 1933)
  RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p. 252 no. 748 online copy
  Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p. 280 online copy
  Laws, E. and Owen, H., 1908, Archaeological Survey of Pembrokeshire 1896-1907 (Tenby)
Periodical Articles
- Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 116 p. 71-132
  King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol. 3 p. 90-127
  Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol. 112 p. 77-124
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete, particularly for the major royal castles and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Brut y Tywysogion 1116, 1215, 1220, c1257 (Several transcriptions and translations exist the best being Jones, T., 1952, Brut Y Twysogion (University of Wales, History and Law series 11)–based on the Peniarth MS 20 version. There is a flawed translation Williams ab Ithel, John, 1860, Brut Y Twysogion or The Chronicle of the Princes (Rolls Series) online copy)
  Williams (ab Ithel), John, (ed), 1860, Annales Cambriae (444 – 1288) (London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts)1220 online copy
  Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1901, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1216-25) Vol. 1 p. 255 online copy

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