Trefasser is a hamlet, located to the west of Fishguard

Fishguard

Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300 . The community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5043 at the 2001 census....

 and south of Pwll Deri

Pwll Deri

Pwll Deri is a section on the coast in Pembrokeshire, Wales.It is located about from Goodwick , which neighbours Fishguard along the A487 road. It is walkable from Goodwick but is around along coastal paths....

 in western Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

. Historically, it is part of the parish of Llanwnda

Llanwnda, Pembrokeshire

Llanwnda is a rural village and historical parish to the north of the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire.Llanwnda lies some two miles northwest of the port of Fishguard and is inside the boundaries of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park....

. It lies on the coast of St George's Channel

St George's Channel

St George's Channel is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest.Historically, the name "St Georges Channel" was used interchangeably with "Irish Sea" or "Irish Channel" to encompass all the waters between Ireland to the west and Great Britain to the...

 within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales.It was established as a National Park in 1952, and is the only one in the United Kingdom to have been designated primarily because of its spectacular coastline...

. A stream named Cledde Goch runs close by.

Trefasser's farms, houses and cottages are the only settled area of Pen Caer

Strumble Head

Strumble Head is a rocky headland in north Pembrokeshire, Wales.It gives its name to Strumble Head Lighthouse and Strumble VOR, a way point in many trans-atlantic flights....

. David Tress

David Tress

David Tress is a British artist noted particularly for his deeply personal interpretations of landscapes in and around his home in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales...

 has painted the place in an abstract painting. The old post office of Trefasser now serves as a bakery and prepared-meal kitchen serving holidaymakers. Some of the farms in the area supplement their income by opening up paintballing and karting facilities to tourists.

History

Trefasser was mentioned in the survey of episcopal lands in 1326. It at one time belonged to Major Thomas Askwith Jenkins (1809–1877) of Trevigin.

In July 2009, the body of a 47 year-old man from Stourbridge

Stourbridge

Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...

 in the West Midlands

West Midlands (region)

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 was found at the bottom of the cliffs of Trefasser.

Etymology

There are opposing views as to from whom the name derives. One possibility is that it is the namesake of Bishop Asser

Asser

Asser was a Welsh monk from St David's, Dyfed, who became Bishop of Sherborne in the 890s. About 885 he was asked by Alfred the Great to leave St David's and join the circle of learned men whom Alfred was recruiting for his court...

, a friend and biographer of King Alfred in the 9th century. Another possibility is that it is named for Asser's nephew, Asser Meneventsis, as Trefasser is said to be his birthplace. Meneventsis was a Benedictine monk, as well as scribe and chancellor to Asser.

Castell Poeth

A tumulus

Tumulus

A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgrab or kurgans, and can be found throughout much of the world. A tumulus composed largely or entirely of stones is usually referred to as a cairn...

 named Castell Poeth ("the Hot Castle") is located nearby. It is an exploratory castelet with an occasional beacon

Beacon

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. Described as a ditched, raised enclosure, oval in shape, and measuring 30 m (98.4 ft) by 60 m (196.9 ft) across, it has an attached second oval measuring 46 m (150.9 ft) by 54 m (177.2 ft).