
What is recorded here
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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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