NPRN300161
Map ReferenceSS87SE
Grid ReferenceSS8870072710
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunitySt Bride's Major (The Vale of Glamorgan)
Type Of SiteHILLFORT
PeriodIron Age
DescriptionAn irregular headland, c.400m E-W by 100-300m, rising 60m above the sea, is isolated by a steep-sided cwm on the NE; double banks and ditches define the landward side, obscured by Dunraven castle (Nprn18581) on the SE and curving to meet the cliff-line on the NW, where there is an additional bank.
There are at least 21 possible roundhouse sites, c.6.0m in diameter, within.
(source Os495card; SS87SE3)
Site re-used and adapted for:
Rabbit warren/s (Nprn24502-3)
Park/gardens (Nprn265800).
J.Wiles 06.12.02