Greenala Point is a

headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...

on the south coast of

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...

, Wales, about a walk south from Pembroke. As part of the former Stackpole Estate, it was acquired by the National Trust in 1976."Timeline of Stackpole's Past"
''National Trust''. Retrieved 11 November 2020. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path passes through the western ramparts of the fort on Greenala Point."Broad Haven South to Skrinkle Haven"
''Pembrokeshire Coast''. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

Promontory fort

The Iron Age

promontory fort A promontory fort is a defensive structure located above a steep cliff, often only connected to the mainland by a small neck of land, thus using the topography to reduce the ramparts needed. Although their dating is problematic, most seem to da ...

, known as Greenala Point Fort or Greenala Camp is a scheduled monument. The fort, occupying , is defended on the east and south by sandstone cliffs, and to the north by the terracing of a steep slope; the innermost of the four resulting slopes has a height of nearly . The interior of the fort, area , is bordered on the west by a straight bank, of which the outer face is nearly above a triangular annexe. Beyond this is a series of three banks and ditches. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path passes through these western ramparts. There has been coastal erosion, and the fort was once larger; there are traces of defences on at least one of the adjacent

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References

{{reflist Hillforts in Pembrokeshire Headlands of Pembrokeshire Scheduled monuments in Pembrokeshire National Trust properties in Wales