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Graig-y-Saeson
Newport, Wales ยท Atlas WA1509
Location
- Atlas number
- WA1509 (1509)
- Country
- Wales
- Current county or unitary authority
- Newport
- Historic county
- Monmouthshire
- Parish, community, or townland
- Coedkernew
- National Grid reference
- ST27338621
- Latitude
- 51.56992
- Longitude
- -3.04995
- Altitude
- 112 m
Form and condition
- Type
- partial contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 2
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 3
- Enclosed area
- 0.52 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank and counterscarp bank
- Also recorded
- ditches
- Entrance forms
- In-turned (East); Simple Gap (West)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- southwest
- Land use
- woodland and pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- Other (2005); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1882-1883)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- MM134
- HER
- Glamorgan Gwent 00057g
- National record
- record ST 28 NE 14; monument 307812
- Wikidata
- Q31055757
Sources
References
- Gerrard, C., Wiggins, H., and Evans, E. 2006. Prehistoric defended enclosures in Glamorgan with recommendations for fieldwork: Year 3 Report, GGAT Report No 2006/089, Project No GGAT78, Swansea: GGAT.
- Savory, H.N. 1950. List of Hill-forts and other earthworks in Wales. II Monmouthshire, Bull Board Celtic Stud, 13, 234.