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Carew Castle from the east

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Carew Castle from the east
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Carew Castle from the east is a castle, fort or tower in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Perhaps its stones still hold the heat of hands that built them, waiting for someone to remember the weight of each brick. Maybe the east face catches light that the west never sees, revealing shadows hidden from most visitors. Imagine standing before it at dusk, feeling the patience of stone that has watched centuries pass like breath.
A named place photographed at this map point in Pembrokeshire.
Carew Castle was built by the De Carew family in the 13th century and later held by the Herbert family, Earls of Pembroke, from the 16th century. It is important as a fine example of medieval and Elizabethan architecture and as a historic seat associated with key figures in Welsh and English history.

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Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0