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Castle Lake Camp

Defended Enclosure
Castle Lake Camp
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Castle Lake Camp stands in Pembrokeshire as an Iron Age defended enclosure, its earthworks still marking the boundary between human intention and wild terrain. The camp may have housed families, herds or warriors during storms and summers alike, though no written voice remains to confirm which. Its survival into the modern day suggests that the land remembered the shape of human fear and ambition long after the people vanished.
The National Monuments Record of Wales records Castle Lake Camp as Defended Enclosure from the Iron Age period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Built during the Iron Age, Castle Lake Camp is an example of a defended enclosure, reflecting early settlement and defensive strategies in the region. It is important as a recorded archaeological site in the National Monuments Record of Wales.

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