Gilman Camp

Also known as:
Napps Head Camp
Nearest town:
Tenby (12km SW)
OS reference:
SN228076
OS sheet:
158
Latitude:
51° 44' 18.74 N
Longitude:
4° 34' 0.16 W
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Images

Image of Gilman Camp (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Natural Resources Wales

Image credit: LiDAR Composite Dataset. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018
Image of Gilman Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Detail of the gorse-covered single bank, from outside the fort looking seaward.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.9.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 26, 2013
Image of Gilman Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Sizable limestone blocks within the site. The overgrown nature of the interior makes it difficult to determine if these are natural or part of something structural.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.9.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 26, 2013
Image of Gilman Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The single earthwork of the main enclosure, seen from inside the camp.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.9.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 26, 2013
Image of Gilman Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Waiting for dawn inside Gilman Camp, looking east over Pendine Sands.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.9.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 26, 2013
Image of Gilman Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

Artist’s impression of the camp, from the info board at Pendine. The viewpoint would be the cliffs above Ragwen Point, very close to the Morfa Bychan chambered tombs.

Image credit: Kevin Thomas/A. Brookes (20.9.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 26, 2013
Image of Gilman Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat

The promontory fort is the far left headland – seen under moonlight pre-dawn from Pendine. The lights of distant Tenby can just be seen beyond the fort.

Image credit: A. Brookes (20.9.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Nov 25, 2013

Articles

Folklore

Gilman Camp
Hillfort
Rhiannon
Rhiannon Apr 26, 2006

It was from Gilman Point that there was a famous sighting of a mermaid in 1603. A pamplet describing it can be found on the ‘Gathering the Jewels’ website:
gtj.org.uk/en/item1/26001
(the caption says ‘Gybnanes Poynt’ but this is a blatant misreading of ‘Gylmanes Poynt’, as you can see when you enlarge the image at gtj.org.uk/en/blowup6/26004)

Thomas Raynold, ‘a very honest and substantial yeoman’, watched the mermaid for two hours as it swam about between Gilman’s Point and Dolman Point. He was worried that he wouldn’t be believed so he grabbed some villagers and they watched it for a bit longer. It apparently had the usual hands, lovely hair and face that you’d expect from a mermaid. However, it was ‘browne’ or ‘gray’ in colour. Surely coastal people know a mermaid when they see one.

Miscellaneous

Gilman Camp
Hillfort
Rhiannon
Rhiannon Apr 26, 2006

This iron-age promontory fort has a substantial bank and ditch on the side away from the sea, but there’s also a strange rounded ‘annex’ on the far side of the bank. Hut circles have been found in both areas.

(info from Coflein)

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