Rudbaxton Rath

Rudbaxton Rath stands in Pembrokeshire, Wales, as the remains of an Iron Age defensive ringfort. The site lies about 1.54 kilometres northeast of Crundale and 2.39 kilometres east of Haverfordwest Aerodrome. It consists of a ring-shaped enclosure with a ringed keep, likely built from timber. The interior is nearly circular, measuring roughly 100 metres north to south and 95 metres east to west. A rampart rises about three metres high around the site, with an elliptical enclosure visible within the western rampart. The site has produced artefacts that suggest its use in both the Iron Age and possibly the Roman period. Among these are two iron rings about twenty centimetres across, which may once have been torcs. A half-scale iron model of a human hand was also found, its origin uncertain but possibly Roman or Iron Age. Outside the main enclosure, remains of a medieval chapel can be seen to the east. Visitors find a grassy ringfort with earthworks and a raised rampart. The interior is open and quiet, with no modern structures. The chapel ruins lie just beyond the eastern edge, adding a medieval layer to the Iron Age site. The whole place is scheduled as a protected monument, keeping it free from disturbance.