Castle & Lordship
Narberth, and other castles, are linked with the Norman invasion of the area.
Narberth Castle
The Normans gradually drove the native Welsh northwards and built a line of defensive strongholds stretching from Roch to Amroth, to protect their lands. This line became known as the 'Landsker', a Norse word meaning frontier.
Despite the ending in the 16th century of the medieval system of lordships, manorial powers continued. In the mid 17th century George Barlow of Slebech obtained the lordship from the crown and it remained in his family until the late 18th century when the estate was sold to Nathaniel Phillips. It was his daughter who married Baron de Rutzen. This family then retained the lordship until the last Baron was killed during the 2nd World War.
