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Wiston Castle

castle in Wiston, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Wiston Castle

Summary

Wiston Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Wiston Castle is located in Wiston[3].
  • Wiston Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Wiston Castle's instance of is recorded as motte-and-bailey castle[5].
  • Wiston Castle's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[6].
  • Wiston Castle's maintained by is recorded as Cadw[7].
  • Wiston Castle is owned by Cadw[8].
  • Wiston Castle is operated by Cadw[9].
  • Wiston Castle took place at Wiston[10].
  • Wiston Castle's Commons category is recorded as Wiston Castle[11].
  • 1050 marks the founding of Wiston Castle[12].
  • Wiston Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.826877, 'lon': -4.8710773}[13].
  • Wiston Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.826785, 'lon': -4.8711441}[14].
  • Wiston Castle's official website is recorded as https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/wiston-castle[15].
  • Wiston Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles[16].
  • Wiston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[17].
  • Wiston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[18].
  • Wiston Castle's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[19].
  • Wiston Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+112.1'}[20].
  • Wiston Castle's historic county is recorded as Pembrokeshire[21].

Body

Geography

Wiston Castle is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Wiston[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wiston Castle sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+112.1'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include motte-and-bailey castle[5] and archaeological site[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade I listed building[17], scheduled monument[18], and National Monuments of Wales[19].

History and Context

1050 marks the founding of Wiston Castle[12]. It is owned by Cadw[8].

Why It Matters

Wiston Castle has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

CastlesFortsBattles United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . coflein.gov.uk. coflein.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . coflein.gov.uk. coflein.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Retrieved . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . britishcastles.info. britishcastles.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . gatehouse-gazetteer.info. gatehouse-gazetteer.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United Kingdom
    Short name → Wiston
    Operator → Cadw
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Wiston
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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