Pilcornswell, Enclosure

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NPRN304411
Map ReferenceSN01NE
Grid ReferenceSN0703018270
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunityLlawhaden
Type Of SiteENCLOSURE
PeriodIron Age
Description
The oval enclosure at Pilcornswell measures about 65m north-west to south-east by 80m. It rests on steep natural slopes on the north-west and south-west, elsewhere defined by a bank, ditch and counterscarp, having a north-east facing entrance, elaborated by a curvilinear banked area, about 20m deep. A limited excavation yielded 5th-2nd century radio-carbon dates, which were tied to an episode of rampart destruction; the site produced an unstratified Romano-British glass sherd.

Source: Williams & Mytum 1998 Llawhaden, Dyfed (BAR British ser. 275), 7-8, 70-71.

RCAHMW AP945092/42-4

J.Wiles 18.05.04