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Latitude: 51.6358 / 51°38'8"N
Longitude: -4.7821 / 4°46'55"W
OS Eastings: 207566
OS Northings: 196667
OS Grid: SS075966
Mapcode National: GBR GC.VSPF
Mapcode Global: VH2PY.247T
Entry Name: Old Castle Head Promontory Fort
Scheduled Date: 22 April 1982
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2719
Cadw Legacy ID: PE405
Schedule Class: Defence
Category: Promontory Fort - coastal
Period: Prehistoric
County: Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro)
Community: Manorbier (Maenorbŷr)
Traditional County: Pembrokeshire
The monument comprises the remains of a defended enclosure, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 43). The enclosure is located on a narrow coastal promontory above the sea that marks part of the defensive circuit. The construction of one or more ramparts placed across the neck of the promontory divide it from the mainland. Old Castle Head Promontory Fort has a rampart and ditch on the north-west side, and square annex" enclosure
Source: Cadw
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