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Castle Lake Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales. The site occupies a naturally defensive headland position, with the sea providing protection on multiple sides, a characteristic configuration of coastal iron age settlements in Wales. Defensive works in the form of earthen ramparts and ditches fortify the landward approach, a typical feature of promontory forts of the iron age period. The site represents an important example of iron age coastal settlement and defence strategy in southwest Wales, reflecting the strategic use of natural topography for protection and settlement during the pre-Roman iron age.
Castle Lake Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE278. View the official record →
Castle Lake Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE278.
Castle Lake Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - coastal. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Castle Lake Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is PE278.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cresswell Castle 100m W of Cresswell Quay (6.5 km), Cresswell Quay (6.8 km), Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm (7.4 km).
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