Camrose

On a drizzly September evening.

Towards Summerhill Mill

This is the junction of the A487 leading to Haverfordwest and the minor road for Keeston and Camrose.

This sculptured head can be found in the woods beside the highest lake which is full of trout. The sculpture reminds you of Easter Island.

Bus shelter and stop by the A487 at Simpson Cross.

Looking south-west down the farm drive from the road.

This can be found on the wall of an old farm building at Kerrin Cottage. For more detail see : Link

Looking south towards Moor Hall.

A spooky mist hung over the lower ground

The castle was sold in 2008, the stonework has been cleaned and it is currently being renovated. [2018 update: it is now a luxury hotel. The castle dates from the 12th-13th centuries, but was ruined in the Civil War. From the hotel website Link "After falling into ruin in the Civil War] the castle was purchased by Sir John Wynford Philips in 1899, who was later to become Viscount St. Davids. He instigated large-scale restoration works in the first two decades of the 20th century, including the addition of new floor levels within the main tower, which differed from the original levels, new stairs and the addition of a number of internal divisions to create new rooms. Between 1904 and 1910 a two storey extension was added to the north of the castle, which was raised to 3 storeys by 1920. Access from the original tower to the extension utilised the large fissure in the north wall of the castle... A new entrance into the basement of the castle was added on the eastern side, again utilising an area of damage to the castle wall. Roch Castle was purchased by the Griffiths-Roch foundation in 2009, and a new phase of restoration carried out. The repairs and alterations undertaken at the castle have been designed to ensure that the surviving medieval fabric is protected and consolidated. New additions to the structure have been designed with reversibility in mind, so that if necessary the new components could be removed with minimum disruption to earlier fabric. The external repair of the medieval fabric has used matching Pennant sandstones and extensive use of hydraulic lime mortars. Internally, the masonry walls have been plastered with hemp lime plaster."]

These picnic tables, offering fine views of the surrounding area, are located between the lay-by and the A487 near Roch.

Neatly kept church at Roch. The building looks rather insignificant by comparison with the castle on the rock outcrop just across the road.

The early morning sun illuminated the east walls