What is recorded here

Old Castle Promontory Fort, Rhossili is an Iron Age defended enclosure where a stone rim probably cut the headland in two. The sea did the heavy lifting while people controlled the narrow place above the water. That is still visible beneath the modern name.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Old Castle Promontory Fort, Rhossili 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.

Old Castle Promontory Fort, Rhossili, was built during the Iron Age, roughly between 800 BC and 43 AD, and is remembered as a significant example of early defensive earthworks in Wales. Its strategic location on a coastal promontory highlights its importance for ancient settlement and defense in the region.

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