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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Flimston CastleCountry: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Pembroke Nearest Village: Castlemartin
Map Ref: SR930946 Landranger Map Number: 158
Latitude: 51.612074N Longitude: 4.991118W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | no data |
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To the east of the entrance, the ramparts are sculpted out of sloping ground and comprise at least 2 scarps up to 3m high with an outer ditch, 12m wide and 2.1m deep. The interspace created could have functioned as a corralling place for stock, or as an annexe for trading, secure from the innermost enclosure. A later boundary bank and ditch runs through this area.
The interior of the camp encompasses an area of 1.6 ha, however a large part of this comprises a series of impressive geological faults, including a large deeply inset cove. Within the internal area, particularly on sloping ground on the east side are a series of shallow scoops likely to represent house platforms. A later terraced road (NPRN 409292) also runs through the interior and leads to the remains of a quay (NPRN 409293) at the southern tip of the promontory.
A detailed survey of the camp was carried out by RCAHMW in 2009. Text courtesy of Louise Barker and Toby Driver, RCAHMW
Source: Coflein
Note: A video talk as part of Pembrokeshire Coast Archaeology Day which was held online this year and is now available to watch. This talk is Stacks, cliffs & cauldrons: Recent fieldwork at the remarkable coastal promontory forts of the Castlemartin Training Area, Pembrokeshire by Dr Toby Driver, Louise Barker and Dan Hunt from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. There's also a video talk on Waun Mawn from Prof. Mike Parker Pearson and much more, including digitally recreating the remains of a Prehistoric Bear! Links on our page.
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