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<< Our Photo Pages >> Abereiddy Promontory Fort - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Wales in Pembrokeshire

Submitted by h_fenton on Saturday, 09 May 2009  Page Views: 13654

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Abereiddy Promontory Fort Alternative Name: TrwynCastell, Abereiddy Point,
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.9 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Pembrokeshire Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: St Davids
Map Ref: SM79373150
Latitude: 51.938148N  Longitude: 5.211108W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
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4Good
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1Awful
0No data.
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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 3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Abereiddy Promontory Fort submitted by h_fenton : Abereiddy Promontory Fort/enclosure, view of the ditches, ramparts and interior with the later tower. Just beyond the tower and to the right (north) are some depressions that probably contained buildings, these depressions have banks on their lower sides. The slight bank closest to the camera is probably post-medieval. Very low level, Kite Aerial Photograph (I do have a few higher shots but t... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two lines of ramparts and ditches, the promontory is quite small and contains Abereiddy Tower (possibly a small lookout tower) there are a couple of depressions to the north of the tower that may have contained buildings.

The ramparts are across the narrow neck of land near the tower.

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Abereiddy Promontory Fort submitted by Antonine : 2008 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Abereiddy Promontory Fort submitted by Antonine : 2008, with The Blue Lagoon/Pool below (Vote or comment on this photo)

Abereiddy Promontory Fort
Abereiddy Promontory Fort submitted by Antonine : 2008, the fort is on the right (Vote or comment on this photo)

Abereiddy Promontory Fort
Abereiddy Promontory Fort submitted by h_fenton : Abereiddy Promontory Fort/enclosure, view of the ditches, ramparts and interior with the later tower. 31 March 2005 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Abereiddy Promontory Fort
Abereiddy Promontory Fort submitted by h_fenton : Abereiddy Promontory Fort/enclosure, view of the ramparts andf ditches from within the site. 31 March 2005

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Re: Abereiddy Promontory Fort by h_fenton on Saturday, 07 December 2013
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Abereiddy Promontory Fort Trwyn y Castell is not listed on COFLEIN (National Monuments Record for Wales) but is recorded on the local Historic Environment Record (HER) maintained by Dyfed Archaeological Trust.

Dyfed Historic Environment Record - Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 2733
Link to HER record (12/2013): http://www.cofiadurcahcymru.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=DAT2733&dbname=dat&tbname=core

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