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Castell Gwyn Ii

Pembrokeshire, Wales ยท Atlas WA2101

Location

Atlas number
WA2101 (2101)
Country
Wales
Current county or unitary authority
Pembrokeshire
Historic county
Pembrokeshire
Parish, community, or townland
Llandissilio West
National Grid reference
SN 1063 2166
Latitude
51.86127
Longitude
-4.75162
Altitude
75 m

Form and condition

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

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory and cliff, plateau edge, or scarp
Aspect
west
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
curvilinear platforms
Investigations
Other (2006); Other (2006-2007)

Identifiers

HER
Dyfed 14347
National record
record SN 12 SW; monument 402809
Wikidata
Q31108686

Sources

References

  1. Murphy, K., Ramsey, R., Poucher, P. and Page, M. 2007. A SURVEY OF DEFENDED ENCLOSURES IN PEMBROKeSHIRE,
  2. 2006-07: GAZETTEER OF ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID SQUARES SN10, SN11 and SN12, Cambria Archaeology Report No. 2007/01, Project Record No. 54269, Llandeilo: Cambria Archaeology.