What is recorded here

Ynys-y-Castell, Abercastle is a promontory fort from the Roman and Iron Age periods in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The sea may have closed one side while people built the rest, forcing every visitor to follow their chosen line instead of leaving through a forgotten gate.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records Ynys-y-Castell, Abercastle as Promontory Fort from the Roman; 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.

Ynys-y-Castell, Abercastle is a promontory fort dating to the Iron Age, likely occupied between 800 BC and the Roman conquest. It is important as an example of early defensive structures in Wales, illustrating pre-Roman settlement patterns and hillfort use in the region.

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