The small town of Pembroke consists of the castle
and one main street as a tourist attraction. What you see in the pictures is
pretty much it.
Brief history:
Pembroke Castle stands on a site that has been occupied since, at least, the
Roman period. The first castle was founded in the 11th century.
Eventually
the castle and the earldom were presented to Jasper Tudor by his half-brother
Henry VI in 1452. Tudor brought his widowed sister-in-law, Margaret Beaufort,
to Pembroke where she gave birth to her only child, the future King Henry VII
of England (born 1457).
Pembroke is a historic settlement. On both banks of Pembroke
River to the west of the castle there are many remains of early activities: the
buildings of Catshole Quarry and the rare vegetation. The North Shore Quarries
are relatively complete.
