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Keeston Castle is a prehistoric hillfort located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, representing a defensive settlement of Iron Age date. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising banks and ditches that would have enclosed and protected a settlement area on elevated ground. As a hillfort, Keeston Castle exemplifies the type of fortified communal settlement characteristic of Iron Age communities in Wales, serving functions related to defence, refuge, and possibly centralised administration or storage. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and social organisation in the Pembrokeshire peninsula.
Keeston Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE216. View the official record →
Keeston Castle is a prehistoric hillfort located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, representing a defensive settlement of Iron Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE216.
Keeston Castle dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Keeston Castle 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 PE216.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing Stones near Upper Lodge (6.5 km), Denant Rath (7 km), Burnt Mound 240m NE of Highway Park (8.3 km).
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