NPRN400378
Map ReferenceSO31NW
Grid ReferenceSO3311018270
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMonmouthshire
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityLlantilio Pertholey
Type Of SiteDEFENDED ENCLOSURE
PeriodIron Age
DescriptionOn the summit of Skirrid fawr is an elongated enclosure measuring roughly 320m north-south by 100m, tapering to a point on the south, and apparently defined by a continuous bank/scarp. It occupies the summit of an isolated, mountainous ridge (Nprn605).
Source:
Makepeace, Archaeology in Wales 36 (1996), 66-8.
Within the enclosure, on the north, is a medieval chapel site (Nprn306440).
RCAHMW, February 2011