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Looking south along the rampart.
The highest part of the fort interior.
The northern cliffs of the fort. From here there is a line of sight to Tower Point cliff fort, further round the coast.
Skomer Island can be seen on the left. It’s easy to see how this fort could have controlled access to the island.
Some evidence of the stone construction of the massive rampart.
The rampart is clothed with bluebells at this May visit. Looking towards Martin’s Haven.
Looking along the single rampart from its southern end. The white building on the highest point of the fort interior (left) is a coastguard lookout station.
Deer Park from the southeast. A single, very substantial rampart cuts off a large interior, which must be about 50 acres.
Deer Park – Promontory Fort
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Deer Park – Promontory Fort
Period – Iron Age
A line of defences, c.286m in length, cut off a large, cliff-girt promontory (very roughly 520mx400m): the defences serve to enhance the slopes of a N-S valley that defines the promontory area on it’s E, landward side; to the S there is a bank and dirch, whilst to the N the rampart merges with the natural slopes; two entrances are noted, one, slightly inturned, c.65m from the S cliff, the other, immediately N of the cliff, appears to open into a regular enclosure, c.72mx32m, divided into two roughly equal areas, that may represent a contemporary settlement or relate to the deer park that was later intended to occupy the area of the fort.
Source: Royal Commision AHM Wales, J.Wiles 15.09.03
The deer park is bounded by a stone wall built around 1800 by the family of Lord Kensington of St Brides. So far is known, the deer park was never populated with deer.
It is said the deer park could be seen to control access to the Skomer archepeligo. This is easy to see why, the views across to Skomer Island are stunning and there is extensive bird, animal and fish life which makes the trip even more worthwhile.
Sites within 20km of Deer Park
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Marloes Sound Rath
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Gateholm
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Harold Stone (Skomer)
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Skomer
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Tower Point
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The Nab Head
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Castle Head
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Great Castle Head (Dale)
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Little Castle Point
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Mill Haven Rath
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The Long Stone
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Howney Stone Rath
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Dale Point
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Longstone Field
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Great Castle Head (St Ishmaels)
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Little Castle Head (St Ishmaels)
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South Hook Rath
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Castles Bay
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Upper Lodge Stones
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Harold Stone (The Havens)
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Black Point Rath
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West Pickard Camp
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The Long Stone
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Caerfai Camp
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Hangstone Davey
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Lower Tregennis
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Devil’s Quoit
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Dinas Fawr and Porth y Bwch
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Porth-y-Rhaw
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Dinas Fach
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St Nons
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Carnllundain
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Gribin
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Grassholm
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West Popton Camp
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St Elvis
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Newgale submerged forest
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Castell Heinif
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Solva
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Clegyr Boia
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Carnysgybor
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Trecenny Stone
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Lewiston Hill
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Maen Dewi
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Tremaenhir
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Llecha Cromlech
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Wallaston
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Carn Llidi Tombs
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Carn Llidi Bychan
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St David’s Head Camp
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Coetan Arthur
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Corston Beacon
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