Well-preserved motte-and-bailey castle, probably begun by the Flemish settler, Wizo, some time in the first half of C12. Remains of a later stone shell keep also survive.

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Name	Wiston Castle
Alternative Names	Gwys; Wiz; Wizton; Wizos Castle; Castell Gwis
Historic County	Pembrokeshire
Community	Wiston
Type	Masonry Castle Timber Castle
Confidence	Certain
Remains	Masonry ruins/remnants
Listed	Not listed
Scheduled Ancient Monument	Yes
Ordnance Survey Reference	SN022181
Eastings	202250
Northing	218150
Coflein (RCAHMW)	300444
Historic Environment Record	3541

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Books

• Morgan, Gerald, 2008, Castles in Wales: A Handbook (Talybont: Y Lolfa Cyf.) p222-3
• Hull, Lise, 2005, Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire (Logaston Press) p218-21
• Pettifer, Adrian, 2000, Welsh Castles, A Guide by Counties (Boydell Press) p177
• Davis, Paul, 2000, A Company of Forts. A Guide to the Medieval Castles of West Wales (Gomer Press) p111-3
• Reid, Alan, 1998, Castles of Wales (John Jones Publishing) p138
• Salter, Mike, 1996, The Castles of South West Wales (Malvern) p85
• Miles, Dillwyn, 1979 (Revised 1988), Castles of Pembrokeshire (Pembrokeshire Coast National Park) p36
• King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p398
• Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles)
• Stickings, T.G., 1973, Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire (Tenby) p77-81
• Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker) p383
• RCAHMW, 1925, An inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Pembrokeshire (HMSO) p418
• Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p279
• Edwards, Emily Hewlett, 1909, Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire (Tenby) p43 http://www.archive.org/stream/castlesstronghol00edwauoft
• Lewis, Samual, 1849, A Topographical Dictionary of Wales http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47891#s24

Journals

• Murphy, K. 1995, ‘The castle and borough of Wiston, Pembokeshire’, Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol144 p71-102
• King, D.J.C., 1976, ‘Wiston Castle’, The 123rd Annual Meeting in South Pembrokeshire, 1976, CAA p38-9
• Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1967, 'Masonry castles in Wales and the Marches: a list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol116 p71-132
• Hogg, A.H.A. and King, D.J.C., 1963, 'Early castles in Wales and the Marches: a preliminary list' Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol112 p77-124
• Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 p249-280 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p90-121] http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28195904%2974%3A291%3C249%3AALOC1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P
• Laws, 1898, Archaeologia Cambrensis Vol53 p269-70 [history]

Guidebooks

• Rick Turner, 1996, Wiston Castle (CADW)