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Bipartite enclosure 1km SSE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw is a prehistoric agricultural enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales. The monument comprises two adjoining or closely associated enclosed areas, a form characteristic of Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement and stock management in upland Wales. Such bipartite arrangements typically served to separate different functions within prehistoric farming communities, potentially dividing space for livestock husbandry from cultivation or domestic activity. The enclosure survives as an earthwork feature within the Cwm Banw landscape, representing the material remains of agricultural organisation in a period when such upland areas were actively exploited by prehistoric communities.
Bipartite enclosure 1km SSE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR418. View the official record →
Bipartite enclosure 1km SSE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw is a prehistoric agricultural enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR418.
Bipartite enclosure 1km SSE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - agricultural. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bipartite enclosure 1km SSE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw 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 BR418.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llangattock Tramroad Inclines (7.5 km), Coed Pentwyn Hillfort (7.5 km), Defended Enclosure 350m NNW of Ty-Uchaf (8.3 km).
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