Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
PE090
Name
Rath 150m SE of Pelcomb Farm
Date of Designation
19/09/1978
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Camrose
Easting
193853
Northing
217328
Broad Class
Defence
Site Type
Rath
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises a small defended enclosure or rath, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (800 BC - 43 AD). Usually enclosed by a bank and ditch, raths often contsin evidence of intensive occupation. This is a circular rath measuring 90 yds in diameter. The bank and ditch, though spread by cultivation, have been quite well preserved on the west side, but are less well preserved on the east. A break in the banks on the north-east and south-east perhaps denotes damage in the past.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Iron Age settlement and social organisation. The monument forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric landscape. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information in regard to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.