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Deer Park Promontory Fort is a prehistoric promontory fort situated on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. The site occupies a naturally defensive headland position and is fortified by substantial earthwork defences in the form of banks and ditches that cut across the promontory neck, a characteristic defensive arrangement of Iron Age coastal fortifications. The fort dates to the Iron Age period and represents an important example of defended settlement architecture in prehistoric Wales, demonstrating the strategic value of coastal promontories for both defence and control of maritime resources. The monument is designated and protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM PE323.
Deer Park Promontory Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE323. View the official record →
Deer Park Promontory Fort is a prehistoric promontory fort situated on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE323.
Deer Park Promontory Fort 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.
Deer Park Promontory Fort 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 PE323.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martin's Haven Early Christian Inscribed Cross (0.3 km), Watery Bay Rath (1.6 km), Hut Groups on Gateholm Island (2.2 km).
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