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Stackpole, Cheriton

Pembrokeshire, Wales ยท Atlas WA1876

Location

Atlas number
WA1876 (1876)
Country
Wales
Current county or unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Historic county
Pembrokeshire
Parish, community, or townland
Stackpole
National Grid reference
SR 9869 9668
Latitude
51.63278
Longitude
-4.91032
Altitude
65 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.14 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (South)

Landscape

Topographic position
spur
Aspect
southwest
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (1965); Other (2002); Other (1981-2006); Other (2006-2007)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
PE347(PEM)
HER
Dyfed 588
National record
record SR 99 NE 11; monument 305414
Wikidata
Q31108863

Sources

References

  1. Crossley, D.W. 1963. List of Hill-Forts and other earthworks in Pembrokeshire, Bull Board Celtic Stud, 20, 200.
  2. Murphy, K., Ramsey, R., Poucher, P. and Page, M. 2007. A SURVEY OF DEFENDED ENCLOSURES IN PEMBROKeSHIRE,
  3. 2006-07: GAZETTEER OF ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID SQUARES SR89, SR99, SS09 AND SS19, Cambria Archaeology Report No. 2007/01, Project Record No. 54269, Llandeilo: Cambria Archaeology.
  4. RCAMWM 1925. An inventory of the ancient monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire, VII, County of Pembroke, London: HMSO, No. 1059.