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Maindee Camp, Newport

Defended Enclosure

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The National Monuments Record of Wales records Maindee Camp, Newport 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.
Maindee Camp, Newport is a defended enclosure, likely an early-medieval ringfort or rath, situated in South Wales. While traditionally associated with Iron Age or early Christian settlements, such sites often became linked to local folklore, including beliefs in fairy hauntings or other supernatural associations in later centuries.

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