Amroth Castle

The building now known as Amroth Castle was a feudal residence in the early medieval period and was noted by Fenton (in 1810) as being in the hands of John Elliott of Eareweare (the local name for the estate) in 1690 who paid tax on five hearths. There was extensive rebuilding in the early 18th century but some earlier, probably 15th century, elements remain. Colonel Ackland acquired the property in 1790 and made a number of alterations and additions. It was in the hands of the Fussell family in 1861, and purchased in 1898 by shipping magnate Owen Colby Philipps, who later bought the White Star Line, and was created Baron Kylsant of Carmarthen and Amroth in 1923. He lived there from 1904 to…