1. The coastal promontory fort at Horse Cliff shows where a c.50m crescent of bank and ditch cut off an area 65m by 40-18m, with 60m cliffs to the S and W and steep slopes to the N; a gap between the inturned terminal of the bank and the S cliff, appears to indicate an entrance. (source Os495card; SS48NW29)

2. Horse cliff is a relatively simple coastal promontory enclosure, defined by a single curving rampart with a gateway ath the southern end. The external quarries on the east side are of a modern appearance, but stop outside - and do not disturb - the Iron Age rampart, suggesting perhaps some origins in prehistory as a defensive feature. With the proximity of the complex Yellow Top promontory fort just 200m to the east, Horse Cliff appears to be a classic pairing of larger promontory fort and smaller 'promontory enclosure' as seen further west on the Castlemartin Peninsula, Pembrokeshire.

Visited by T. Driver and L. Barker, 10th April 2024

Cofnod Safle

Horse Cliff Promontory Fort