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East Orchard Wood

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NPRN89356
Map ReferenceST06NW
Grid ReferenceST0278067850
Unitary (Local) AuthorityThe Vale of Glamorgan
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunitySt Athan
Type Of SiteDEFENDED ENCLOSURE
PeriodIron Age
Description
1. Sub square bivallate enclosure c.114mx90m, with simple entrance gap to S, 16m wide, slightly inturned. Possible outwork to S flanking entrance. Defensive siting. See long text.

2. Previously undocumented Iron Age defended settlements were revealed from aerial photography taken by the Ordnance Survey in 1975. Before plough-levelling, two of the sites were substantial promontory forts, while the concentric ditches of the third site denote a more lightly defended farm.

From the 'Historic Wales from the Air' publication, 2012.