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Caer Argoed is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD051. The site represents Iron Age defensive architecture, a period when such hillforts served as fortified settlements and centres of territorial control across Wales. The monument is characterised by its defensive earthworks, which would have comprised banks and ditches designed to fortify the hilltop settlement. Such hillforts constitute significant evidence for Iron Age settlement patterns, social organisation, and defensive strategies in prehistoric Wales.
Caer Argoed is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD051. View the official record →
Caer Argoed is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD051. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD051.
Caer Argoed dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Caer Argoed 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 CD051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn (1.7 km), Ty'n-yr-Eithin Round Cairn (2.8 km), Moated Site at Trefenter (3 km).
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