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Bedd Arthur is an enclosure of uncertain date located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The monument comprises a roughly circular or oval earthwork defined by a bank and ditch, though its specific archaeological character and chronological attribution remain unclear from available scholarly records. The name, meaning "Arthur's Grave" in Welsh, reflects local tradition but provides no definitive evidence of its actual historical function or period. The site is registered under Cadw's scheduling system as a monument of archaeological interest meriting protection.
Bedd Arthur is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE464. View the official record →
Bedd Arthur is an enclosure of uncertain date located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE464.
Bedd Arthur dates from the unknown period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bedd Arthur is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is PE464.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pencraig-Fawr Camp (6.3 km), Pant y Menyn Round Barrow (6.6 km), Round Barrow SE of Goodwins Row, Efailwen (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bedd Arthur's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bedd Arthur stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.