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Wood Outwork, Llanmelin

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 04437g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Shirenewton
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : ST46369284
Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Enclosure
Status : Site Cared for by the State

Summary :
Small enclosure believed to be part of Llanmelin Hillfort but there is not good reason to support this contention

Description :
Bivallate fort. Excavated by V E Nash-Williams at same time as main fort (PRN 01026g), and reported upon in the same paper. Internal occupation (little) included 1 sherd Iron Age pottery and what was described as "12th century cooking pots" (Evans and Locock 1994).

Believed by some scholars to be linked defensively with the main Llanmelin hillfort (see PRN 01026g)

The defences on the southeast side do not survive. The inner bank to the northeast and northwest has been slighted to a level with the interior, though the southwest side still stands proud ... The whole monument is at present completely covered in trees with a moderate amount of understorey vegetation. (Evans 2004, 96-7)


Sources :
Evans E M & Locock M , 1994 , RAF Caerwent Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment ( © GGAT)
Evans, E M , 2004 , Early Medieval Ecclesiastical sites in Southeast Wales: Rapid field survey of selected sites
Wiggins, H , 2006 , Prehistoric defended enclosures in Gwent ( © GGAT)
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Events :
E000336 : LLANMELIN WOOD OUTPOST, PARTIAL EXCAVATION, 1930-3 (year : 1930-3)
E001437 : Llanmelin (year : 2004)
E001386 : Early medieval ecclesiastical sites in Southeast Wales desk based assessment (year : 2003)
E003914 : RAF Caerwent (year : 1994)
E008773 : GGAT52: Monmouthshire Historic Settlements, Caldicot & Raglan (year : 1999)

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 1026g

Compiled date : 27-02-1991


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