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Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws is a prehistoric hillfort occupying a defensive position on the Welsh landscape. The fort exploits natural topography, using a promontory formation to reduce the amount of artificial fortification required. Built upon bedrock of Ashgill Rocks—mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposits laid down in the Ashgill period—the site benefits from the stable geological foundation these ancient sediments provide.
The fort's layout reflects characteristic Iron Age or Late Bronze Age defensive principles, with its promontory location offering natural advantages on multiple sides. The stone-based geology beneath would have presented both opportunities and constraints for ditch-digging and rampart construction. Such prominent headland positions were favoured settlements for communities seeking strategic vantage points and natural defences against approach from lower ground.
The site remains protected by Cadw, the Welsh Heritage Monuments service, under reference CD039, ensuring its preservation for future study and public access. Like other promontory forts of Wales, it represents the settlement patterns and territorial strategies of prehistoric communities, though full details of its construction phases and occupation history await further investigation.
Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD039. View the official record →
Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws is a prehistoric hillfort occupying a defensive position on the Welsh landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD039.
Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws 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 CD039.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carreg Wen Standing Stone (7.8 km), Clawdd-Mawr (8.3 km), Nant-Gronw Round Barrows (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Promontory Fort SSW of Felin Cwrrws stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.