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Castell-careg-wen
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 2005 Trust : Dyfed Community : Trawsgoed Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN68837496 Site Type (preferred type first) : Iron Age Defended Enclosure Status : Scheduled Monument
Summary : This site is marked on the 1835 OS map. It lies on a local summit or spur at 220m above sea level. To the west, north and south the land falls away steeply from the site, but to the east it falls into a saddle and then rises steadily. A bank c. 20m long, 5m wide and up to 1m high cuts off the spur on the east/northeast side, defending the summit area of c. 60m by 40m. The other sides of the spur may have been scarped. The site is under improved pasture. K Murphy and R Ramsey 21 December 2005
Description : This site is marked on the 1835 Ordnance Survey map. It lies on a local summit or spur at 220m above sea level. To the west, north and south the land falls away steeply from the site, but to the east it falls into a saddle and then rises steadily. A bank c20m long, 5m wide and up to 1m high cuts off the spur on the east/northeast side, defending the summit area of c60m by 40m. The outer sides of the spur may have been scarped. The site is now under improved pasture. (Murphy, Ramsey & Page 2005). Hillforts are generally recorded as having being constructed in the Iron Age (circa 600 BC - 100AD) but scientific dating of some archaeologically excavated sites has indicated that they may be Bronze Age in date (c2000 - 500BC). Hillforts are usually viewed as defensive structures built with the intention of defending and securing property. They are also locations for dwellings that were used on a seasonal or permanent basis. Sites such as these may have been used over very long periods of time and, therefore, were probably put to many different uses. P.Poucher 2006
This defensive work is shown on the 1835 Ordnance Survey map. It consists of a weak defensive back across a natural spur, which may have protected an Iron Age settlement. There are faint earthwork traces of other banks, but not enough is understood of this site to be certain of its date and purpose.
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