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Great Castle Head

Defended Enclosure; Promontory Fort
Great Castle Head
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The National Monuments Record of Wales records Great Castle Head as Defended Enclosure; Promontory Fort 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.
Great Castle Head is an Iron Age promontory fort, likely built between 800 BCE and 43 CE, and is important as a defensive and strategic site reflecting early Celtic settlement patterns in Wales.

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