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Amroth Castle stands on the north side of the unclassified coast road east of the village of Amroth. It is surrounded by a high wall with an entrance archway at the south-western corner. The present building is a 19th-century country house built in the style of a
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of Carmarthen and Amroth in 1923. It passed to his daughter Nesta, who had married George Coventry, grandson of the 9th Earl of Coventry. They moved out in 1930 when George inherited the Coventry title and estates.
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The beach stretches the whole length of the village and at extreme low tide, the petrified forest, destroyed when sea levels rose 7,000 years ago, can still be seen. Fossilised
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After passing through several hands the castle was used as a lunatic asylum in the 1850s. Converted back to a private house in the 1880s it was later owned and occupied by
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which possibly replaced a small stone castle dating from the 12th century. The gatehouse is much restored. The ruinous remains of the house are a grade I listed building.
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award in 2020 and the eastern end has had a lifeguard for part of the summer. Public toilets are available at either ends of the village. The main car park is managed by
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area until the end of the 19th century. Slight remains of mines and tramways are still visible. Ruins of Amroth Castle still remain, and one mile inland is the
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The world's first coastal path to cover an entire country has been officially opened in Wales.
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which continues eastwards from Amroth over the headland of Telpyn Point towards
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and up to twelve community councillors to Amroth Community Council.
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This article is about the village. For the electoral ward, see
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The beach which stretches the length of the village earned a
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runs west along the coast from its start at Amroth. This
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on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire, was an important
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Village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Amroth (electoral ward)

Amroth is located in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference
SN1607
Community
Principal area
Pembrokeshire
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
SA67
Dialling code
Police
Dyfed-Powys
Fire
Mid and West Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°44′N 4°40′W / 51.73°N 04.66°W / 51.73; -04.66
parish
community
Tenby
Pembrokeshire

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