Lydstep Haven, known in ancient times as ''Lis Castell'', is an area in

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...

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, in the

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Manorbier Manorbier (; ) is a village, Community (Wales), community and parish on the south coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name means the 'Manorialism, Manor of Saint Pyr, Pŷr'. The community includes Jameston, Lydstep and Manorbier Newton. An Wa ...

. Both the beach and caravan park are what is known as Lydstep Haven. Reached via the A4139 from

Tenby Tenby () is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay. Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the 13th-century Tenby Town Walls, me ...

and Pembroke. The

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Lydstep Lydstep Haven, known in ancient times as ''Lis Castell'', is an area in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Manorbier. Both the beach and caravan park are what is known as Lydstep Haven. Reached via the A4139 from Tenby and Pembroke. The ...

contains the

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ruins of a "

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" across from the road from the Lydstep Tavern. Although called a palace, it is understood to have been the hunting seat of Lord St David in the early 14th century.

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describe it as a medieval house containing a first-floor hall and possible parlour, and vaulted undercroft in two unequal sections, constructed of limestone masonry with slate roof. Traditionally known as the 'Place of Arms', its name perhaps became mutated to 'palace' and was probably where the manorial court of Manorbier and Penally was held.

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