The Bulwarks, Chepstow

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NPRN301207
Map ReferenceST59SW
Grid ReferenceST5378092730
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMonmouthshire
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityChepstow
Type Of SiteHILLFORT
PeriodIron Age
Description
The Bulwarks, Chepstow, are formed by a crescent of two concentric banks and ditches, with a central entrance. They define a roughly triangular enclosure resting on steep natural slopes on the north-east and south-east, and measures on plan about 104m east by west by 120m.
Sources:
OS record card ST59SW21.
RCAHMW air photos: 94-CS-0460; 945065/50; 965074/46.

J.Wiles 28.02.2003