Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bulliber Hill Camp
Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, recorded as Enclosure (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosure
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Castlemartin
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.62916, -5.03155
- SAM number
- PE021
- Cadw record number
- 479
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 244 Linney Head (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a defended enclosure, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales) with occupation into the subsequent Romano-British period. Situated at the west end of a low ridge in otherwise fairly level landscape it occupies a location at the head of Castle Lady Valley, a route to one of the few safe landing places for boats on the nearby coast. The roughly circular banked enclosure measures c 68m east to west by c 62m north to south and is strengthened on the south by a single outer bank, on the west by three outer banks which curve around the sinuous entrance on this side; and on the east, the flattest approach to the site, there is an impressive series of four outer banks and ditches.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric context and within the surrounding landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Bulliber Camp (East)Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Brownslade Round BarrowRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Linney Deserted Medieval VillageDeserted Medieval Villageunder 1 mi
- Frainslake Limekiln Near Brownslade FarmIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.