King's Leat
Has been described as a Questionable Fortified Manor House
There are earthwork remains
| Name | King's Leat |
| Alternative Names | King's Mill moat |
| Historic Country | Pembrokeshire |
| Modern Authority | Pembrokeshire |
| 1974 Authority | Dyfed |
| Community | Castlemartin |
This site lies in dense deciduous woodland towards the foot of a gentle north-facing slope at 10m above sea level. It consists of a horseshoe shaped bank, 1.8m high internally and 3m above a wide, flat-bottomed ditch, enclosing a sub-rectangular area 70m N-S and 50m E-W. The bank peters out on the north side. A gap in the bank on the northeast side may be an entrance.
Because of the vegetation cover it has been difficult to classify this site. Its location favours a medieval moated site, but its form is more akin to an Iron Age defended enclosure. (K Murphy 5 October 2006 - compiled from several sources)
An embanked trapezoid enclosure, c.76m by 43m-72m, with traces of a ditch, set on a damp valley floor, having its broad end open towards a stream on the N, and a simple entrance to the SE. (Coflein as Iron Age)
The monument comprises the remains of a defended enclosure, which probably dates to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales). Inland promontory forts are usually located on a ridge or spur with steep slopes on 2 or 3 sides, and artificial ramparts on the level approaches. Alternatively they may have been constructed on a promontory above the confluence of two rivers, or in the bend of a meander. kings Mill Camp is small and irregularly shaped, being defended on three sides by a 10ft high bank. the fourth side is defended by a stream. (Scheduling Report)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
The National Monument Record (Coflein) number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SR924988 |
| Latitude | 51.649658203125 |
| Longitude | -5.0020899772644 |
| Eastings | 192410 |
| Northings | 198800 |
