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Lewes Castle Promontory Fort is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Welsh coast, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM470 by Cadw. The site consists of defensive earthworks constructed to exploit the natural defensive advantages provided by a coastal promontory, a settlement strategy characteristic of Iron Age communities in Wales. The fort's ramparts and ditches represent a significant example of prehistoric coastal defence architecture, demonstrating the strategic importance of controlling maritime access during the later prehistoric period. Such promontory forts served dual purposes as both refuges during periods of conflict and as nodes within territorial and trading networks along the Welsh littoral.
Lewes Castle Promontory Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM470. View the official record →
Lewes Castle Promontory Fort is a prehistoric promontory fort located on the Welsh coast, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM470 by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM470.
Lewes Castle 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 the UK.
Lewes Castle 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 GM470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thurba Camp (0.8 km), Old Castle Camp (0.9 km), Deborah's Hole Camp (2 km).
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