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Gelly Earthwork is a prehistoric defended settlement or rath located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales, featuring defensive banks and ditches that would have enclosed domestic occupation. Such raths represent a common form of fortified homestead or small community settlement dating to the Iron Age period, typically constructed to afford protection and demarcate territorial authority. The monument is recorded under Cadw's scheduled ancient monuments register as PE184, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and land use in south-west Wales.
Gelly Earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE184. View the official record →
Gelly Earthwork is a prehistoric defended settlement or rath located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE184.
Gelly Earthwork dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gelly Earthwork 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 PE184.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Coch (6.1 km), Minwear Ringwork (6.5 km), Newton North Church (6.5 km).
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