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Walton Rath; Vicarage Rath, Walton

Defended Enclosure

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The National Monuments Record of Wales records Walton Rath; Vicarage Rath, Walton 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.
Walton Rath, also known as Vicarage Rath, is a circular earthwork typically associated with early-medieval ringforts, though the National Monuments Record of Wales classifies it as a defended enclosure from the Iron Age. Local tradition may associate such sites with fairy folklore, as "rath" often features in legends of otherworldly dwellings.

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