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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Dinas Mawr, Pwllderi, PencaerCountry: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Fishguard Nearest Village: Pencaer
Map Ref: SM88803869
Latitude: 52.006358N Longitude: 5.078565W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Promontory fort, Two lines of ramparts and ditches, the promontory is quite small and very craggy the only potential space for settlement would be immediatly inside the fortifications, there is at least one hut circle, possibly more.
RCAHMW suggest this may be ritual or ceremonial site comparable with the site of 'La Pinnacle' on Jersey. See this link
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