Caerau (St David’s)

Also known as:
Caer Aber Pwll
Nearest town:
Fishguard (18km ENE)
OS reference:
SM78833077
OS sheet:
157
Latitude:
51° 55' 51.35 N
Longitude:
5° 13' 2.81 W
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Image of Caerau (St David’s) (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Looking from the main fort to the eastern enclosure, almost but not quite joined together.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.8.2014)
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thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2014
Image of Caerau (St David’s) (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The inner ditches are quite overgrown in summer, but mainly with bracken. The rocky hill in the distance is Penberry.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2014
Image of Caerau (St David’s) (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

In terms of defences and preservation, this is the finest of the many forts on the North Pembrokeshire coastline.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2014
Image of Caerau (St David’s) (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Looking inward from the western outer rampart. The layout is complicated as the series of banks (up to four in places) are not properly concentric.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2014
Image of Caerau (St David’s) (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

The complex fort occupies the headland immediately opposite (right). The little beach resort of Abereiddy can be seen across the bay.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.8.2014)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 8, 2014

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Caerau (St David’s)
Promontory Fort
postman
postman Jan 20, 2012

The complex defences at Caer Aber Pwll (Caerau) define a simple promontory fort to the east and a more heavily defended promontory fort on the west, both utilising the defensive potentials of the steep coastal cliffs. The western fort contains at least one building platform and is enclosed by a complex of up to four banks and ditches thought to represent at least two periods of construction, of uncertain relation, extending over a roughly 172m front. The main, inturned, gateway can be made out on the far side of the earthworks.

A second enclosure on the east, about 48m by 34m, may be a fragment of an early enclosure, isolated by redevelopment, an annex, or a separate and later enclosure butting onto the primary work.
For some aerial pics
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/94242/images/CAERAU+PROMONTORY+FORT%3A+CAER+ABER+PWLL/

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