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Bulwarks Enclosure

Open to visitorsa Cadw site, free to enter — check opening times before you go

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Bulwarks Enclosure is a prehistoric hillfort in Monmouthshire. The Albion Guide lists two hillforts in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Cadw. Its Welsh name is Clostir Cynhanesyddol Bwlwarcau.

For arrivals by rail, Chepstow Station is 1 km to the north. The nearest other hillfort is Thornwell Farm long barrow, 1.1 km to the south.

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