The "castle" in the village is a single pele tower that was
built by Robert de Shirburn in the 14th century. It is within
Castle Farm but can be easily accessed. The castle may have been
built by the Shirburn family during the time of Owain Glyndŵr. A
French army landed at Angle in 1405 to assist Glyndŵr . Some
sources see this as a tower but others see evidence of a moat
and another tower and see this ruin as the remains of a castle.
In the nineteenth century it was reported that 388 people lived
in the village with the women involved in plaiting straw for
bonnets and mats, whilst the men would trawl for oysters when
they were in season. In the same century a large number of forts
were constructed around Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven. Three
of these are on the coast around Angle, the East Blockhouse
Battery, Thorn Island Fort and the Chapel Bay Battery. Their
construction was funded as part of advice to Lord Palmerston
following a Royal Commission. The church itself is thought to
have been built in the thi