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East Hook Rath;Walesland Rath

Defended Enclosure

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The National Monuments Record of Wales records East Hook Rath;Walesland Rath 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.
East Hook Rath (Walesland Rath) is a circular earthwork likely dating to the early medieval period, though classified by the National Monuments Record of Wales as a defended enclosure from the Iron Age. Local tradition may associate it with fairy lore, as is common with such sites in Irish and Welsh folklore, though specific historical or folkloric details are not recorded.

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