Trehill Farm Defended Enclosure, Marloes

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NPRN423108
Cyfeirnod MapSM70NE
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Awdurdod Unedol (Lleol)Sir Benfro
Hen SirSir Benfro
CymunedMarloes and St Bride's
Math O SafleLLOC AMDDIFFYNNOL
CyfnodRhufeinig, Yr Oes Haearn
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Cropmarks recorded on 13 July 2018 during the 2018 drought revealed a simple sub-square univallate defended enclosure in cultivated fields to the south of Trehill Farm. The enclosure has a broad ditch and measures 56m east-west by 53m north-south with a 9m wide gateway centrally placed on the east side. A broad-ditched circular feature measuring 19m diameter, slightly offset within the enclosure, seems likely to be the gully for a single large roundhouse. A large pit can be seen some 15m east of the entrance. The squared character of the enclosure suggests a Romano-British date. Faint traces of further ditched enclosures and boundaries can be seen to the north-east of the defended enclosure.

Recorded during baseline aerial reconnaissance survey for the CHERISH Project. ? Crown: CHERISH PROJECT 2018. Produced with EU funds through the Ireland Wales Co-operation Programme 2014-2020. All material made freely available through the Open Government Licence.

T. Driver, RCAHMW, 24 July 2018