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Castell Flemish; Ad Vigesimum; Castell Fleming
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 1278 Trust : Dyfed Community : Ambleston Unitary authority : NGR : SN00712679 Site Type (preferred type first) : Roman Farmstead / Iron Age Enclosed Settlement Status : Scheduled Monument
Summary : Castell Flemish is a rectangular (or more correctly a trapezoid) earthwork enclosure occupying a south-facing slope at 155m above sea level. The enclosure measures c. 80m E-W and 76m N-S internally. It is defined by an earthwork bank, now much reduced, and only surviving to 0.3 to 0.5m high on the northern side and 0.2m on the southern side. There is no trace of a ditch. A lane bisects the enclosure E-W, presumably running through the entrance(s). The site is under improved pasture.
In 1922, excavations by Wheeler and Bosanquet recovered Roman brick, flue tile, pottery etc in the southwest corner. These date to "at least in part not later than the early decades of the 2nd century AD.".
The Roman finds are considered to indicate a Romanised farmstead, but whether this developed from an Iron Age settlement is unclear.
K Murphy 27 October 2006 - compiled from several sources
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