Earthwork record MAB45516 - BROAD HAVEN

Earthwork remains of a promontory fort of likely Iron-Age or early historic date, with a later phase of use as a 20th Century defensive military site.

Earthwork remains of a promontory fort of likely Iron-Age or early historic date, with a later phase of use as a 20th Century defensive military site. The monument is located on a coastal promontory and joined to the mainland by a narrow neck of land on its west side. The fort is defined on its west side by a broad ditch, 9m wide and 3m deep, which crosses the neck of the promontory at the narrowest point. There are traces of an outer rampart to the west of this ditch, orientated north-northeast to south-southwest. The east and north sides of the fort are defined by a low bank 1.8m wide and 0.4m high. The interior of the fort measures 45m east-west and 17m transversely at the widest point. Midway along the length of the interior a further bank crosses the fort and curves around to the west at its southern terminal. This middle bank is 1.5m high and measures 15m from north to south, and it obscures the views from either end of the fort across its interior. The later reuse of the site consists of a ditch, 8m deep, cutting across the neck of the promontory between the middle bank and the west end of the monument. The west side of the trench is revetted with granite blocks while the east side is brickwork, both up to 2m in height.

Feb 7 2024 , AAS-GR-24-02-012 - 025, AAS-GR-24-02-012 - 025 (Ground Photograph). SAB36681.

Jan 25 1988 , AAS/85/01/CT23, AAS/85/01/CT23 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19863.

Jun 7 1997 , AAS/97/07/CT79, AAS/97/07/CT79 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19711.

RCAHMS, n.d., N KINC LIST, 202 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1509.

Nov 11 1993 , AAS/93/15/G30/4,5, AAS/93/15/G30/4,5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16209.

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Mar 28 2024 11:47AM