LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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LiDAR 1m DTM Hillshade
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HER: Dyfed 1494 (None)
NMR: SN 03 NE (300426)
SM: PE011(PEM)
NGR: SN 063 373
X: 206300 Y: 237300 (OSGB36)
Outstanding, commanding, high and rocky, stone-built, partial contour hillfort sited on the scree-strewn summit of Mynydd Carn-ingli on the sweep of the W Preseli range overlooking the Afon Nyfer estuary and landings to the N and to the S the headwaters of the Afon Gwaun. Steep surrounding slopes to N, E and W, less to plateau on SW. Triangular in shape with two peaks separated by a saddle of lower ground, with internal area 3.5ha. Much rock and scree with interior sectioned out into series of enclosures by walls linking from outcrop to outcrop, but some facework survives. Walls visible on N, E and W. Cross-walls suggest four sections and possibly phases of construction, with the first around the N summit. Multiple entrances and postern gates, possible as much as nine in total. Tumbled rocky walls, but in general good condition and faces can still be seen. Numerous hut circles and platforms in interior and outside fort. Number of small pounds and platforms built on surrounding slopes thought by Hogg (1973) to allow cultivation of crops in the thin, stony soils. Walling downslope of the site to the E can be clearly seen, with evidence of field systems, possibly later enclosures near the end of the life of the fort. Rocky heather moorland and scrub. Popular visitor location, but its rocky nature results in little damage recorded. Mynydd Carn-ingli first recorded in 12th century as Mons Angleorum and described by Fenton in his tour of Pembrokeshire. Enclosed within an ancient landscape of field boundaries and tracks. On 1st Ed. OS map (1889). Undated but possibly firstly a Neolithic enclosure, with interest through to the medieval period.
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -536919 Y: 6800167 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -4.8232263072159585 Latitude: 52.00022789090172 (EPSG:4326)
Country: Wales
Current County or Unitary Authority: Pembrokeshire
Historic County: Pembrokeshire
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Newport
Tumbled rocky walls, but general good condition and faces can still be seen. Popular visitor location, but its rocky nature results in little damage recorded.
| Extant | ✓ |
| Cropmark | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed | ✗ |
Rocky heather moorland and scrub. SSSI.
| Woodland | ✗ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation | ✗ |
| Parkland | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing) | ✗ |
| Arable | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken | ✓ |
| Bare Outcrop | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland | ✓ |
| Heath | ✗ |
| Built-up | ✗ |
| Coastal Grassland | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Outstanding high and rocky, stone-built, partial contour hillfort sited on the steep of the W Preseli range overlooking the Afon Nyfer estuary and landings to the N and to the S the headwaters of the Afon Gwaun. Steep surrounding slopes to N, E and W, less to plateau on SW.
| Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Partial Contour Fort | ✓ |
| Promontory Fort | ✗ |
| Hillslope Fort | ✗ |
| Level Terrain Fort | ✗ |
| Marsh Fort | ✗ |
| Multiple Enclosure Fort | ✗ |
| Hilltop | ✓ |
| Coastal Promontory | ✗ |
| Inland Promontory | ✗ |
| Valley Bottom | ✗ |
| Knoll/Hillock/Outcrop | ✗ |
| Ridge | ✗ |
| Cliff/Plateau-edge/Scarp | ✗ |
| Hillslope | ✗ |
| Lowland | ✗ |
| Spur | ✗ |
Dominant Topographic Feature: Hill top
| North | ✗ |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| East | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✗ |
| South | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| West | ✗ |
| Northwest | ✗ |
| Level | ✓ |
Altitude: 330.0m
N/A
Undated, but possibly firstly a Neolithic enclosure, with interest through to the medieval period.
Reliability: D - None
| Pre 1200BC | ✗ |
| 1200BC - 800BC | ✗ |
| 800BC - 400BC | ✗ |
| 400BC - AD50 | ✗ |
| AD50 - AD400 | ✗ |
| AD400 - AD 800 | ✗ |
| Post AD800 | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✓ |
| Pre Hillfort: | Possible Neolithic enclosure. |
| Post Hillfort: | Interest through to medieval period. |
Mynydd Carn-ingli first recorded in twelfth century as Mons Angleorum, reputedly where St Brynach met and discoursed with angels. Described by Fenton in his tour of Pembrokeshire. On 1st Ed. OS map (1889). Field Observation OS 1973. Field Observation AMB 1981.
| Other (1889): | OS map. |
| Other (1973): | Field observation OS. |
| Other (1973): | Visited by Hillfort Study Group |
| Other (1981): | Field observation AMB. |
| Other (2011): | Visited by Hillfort Study Group |
| 1st Identified Written Reference (None): | Mynydd Carn-ingli first recorded in twelfth century as Mons Angleorum. |
| Other (None): | Cambria Archaeology defended enclosures survey. |
| Other (1810): | Described by Fenton in his tour of Pembrokeshire. |
Numerous hut circles and platforms in interior and outside fort.
Stream 0.5km outside fort.
| None | ✓ |
| Spring | ✗ |
| Stream | ✗ |
| Pool | ✗ |
| Flush | ✗ |
| Well | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Numerous stone hut circles and platforms in interior and outside fort.
| No Known Features | ✗ |
| Round Stone Structures | ✓ |
| Rectangular Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Curvilinear Platforms | ✓ |
| Other Roundhouse Evidence | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Geophysics | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Finds | ✓ |
| Pottery | ✗ |
| Metal | ✗ |
| Metalworking | ✗ |
| Human Bones | ✗ |
| Animal Bones | ✗ |
| Lithics | ✗ |
| Environmental | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| APs Not Checked | ✓ |
| None | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Multiple entrances and postern gates, possible as much as nine in total. Simple gaps.
| 9: | This is only estimated. |
| 2: | This is only estimated. |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
| 1. Uncertain (None): | Multiple entrances and postern gates around circuit - detail not recorded. |
Much rock and scree with interior sectioned out into series of enclosures by walls linking from outcrop to outcrop, but some facework survives. Walls visible on N, E and W. Cross-walls suggest four sections and possibly phases of construction, with the first around the N summit. No evidence for ditches.
| Area 1: | 3.5ha. |
| Total: | 3.5ha. |
Total Footprint Area: Noneha.
None
| ✓ | Cross-walls suggest four sections and possibly phases of construction, with the first around the N summit. |
| ✓ | Multiple interior walls, but only outside rampart recorded. |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SW Quadrant: | 1 |
| NW Quadrant: | 1 |
| Total: | 1 |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✓ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
Stone-walled site.
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✗ |
| Stone Wall | ✓ |
| Rubble | ✓ |
| Wall-walk | ✗ |
| Evidence of Timber | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✗ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Murus Duplex | ✗ |
| Timber-framed | ✗ |
| Timber-laced | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Other | ✗ |
| ✗ | None |
| ✗ | No ditch visible. |
Number of Ditches: 0
| ✗ | None |
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Fenton, R.A. 1994. A historical tour through Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest: Reprinted by Cyngor Sir Dyfed County Council , Cultural Services Department.
Hogg, A.H.A. 1973. Gaer Fawr and Carn Ingli: two major Pembrokeshire hill-forts, Arch Camb, 122, 69-84.
Murphy, K., Ramsey, R., Poucher, P. and Page, M. 2007. A Survey of Defended Enclosures in Pembrokeshire, 2006-2007: Gazetteer of Ordnance Survey Grid Squares SN03, SN13 and SN23, Cambria Archaeology Report No. 2007/01, Project Record No. 54269, Llandeilo: Cambria Archaeology.
Pearson A.W. 1996. Carn Ingli, circa 1500 BC to AD 1845: THE APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO THE STUDY OF SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT AT NEWPORT, PEMBROKESHIRE, UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH UNPUBLISHED PHD THESIS.
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