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Wooltack Point

Pembrokeshire, Wales ยท Atlas WA1997

Wooltack Point is a promontory fort in Marloes and St Brides, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Other names on the record: Deer Park Fort.

It is recorded as extant, with a partial univallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, and an enclosed area of 22 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a coastal promontory and at 48 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes scrub or bracken and coastal grassland.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (PE323(PEM)).

Location

Atlas number
WA1997 (1997)
Country
Wales
Current county or unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Historic county
Pembrokeshire
Parish, community, or townland
Marloes and St Brides
National Grid reference
SM 7577 0905
Latitude
51.73515
Longitude
-5.24892
Altitude
48 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 1, SE 1, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
2
Enclosed area
22 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
In-turned (South east); Simple Gap (South east)

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
scrub or bracken and coastal grassland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (1875); Other (1981); Other (2003); Other (2011); Other (1965-1975); Other (1993-1996); Other (2006-2007)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
PE323(PEM)
HER
Dyfed 2940
National record
record SM 70 NE; monument 95061
Wikidata
Q31108433

Sources

References

  1. Crossley, D.W. 1963. List of Hill-Forts and other earthworks in Pembrokeshire, Bull Board Celtic Stud, 20, 174.
  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 SM70 and SM80, Cambria Archaeology Report No. 2007/01, Project Record No. 54269, Llandeilo: Cambria Archaeology.