1. West Rath is an earthwork enclosure complex, set on ground falling to the south-west, centring on an oval enclosure, about 34m north-west to south-east by 24m. It is levelled into the slope, embanked on the uphill and terraced on the downhill side; this is set within an irregular banked and ditched enclosure complex, apparently featuring an inturned entrance on the north (James 1990, fig 2G), about 130m north-east to south-west by 100m, resting on natural scarps along the south-east.
Source: James 1990 (PPS 56), 295-8
J.Wiles 09.12.04
2. Three prehistoric enclosures, one revealed by aerial photography, the others mapped by the Ordnance Survey, overlook Cartlett Brook just west of Walton East. These sites are Plenty Park Rath (304486), West Rath (304487) and the West Rath II enclosure (404497). The sites are described in Driver, T. 2007. Pembrokeshire: Historic Landscapes from the Air, RCAHMW, page 173.
T. Driver, RCAHMW, 16th April 2010.
Resources
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application/pdfDAT - Dyfed Archaeological Trust ReportsDigital report on a Geophysical Survey at West Rath, Walton East, Pembrokeshire, 2013. Produced by D.A.T. for Cadw: Report No. 2013/27, Project No. 105526.