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Castell 270m E of Moeddyn-Fach is a prehistoric promontory fort located in inland Ceredigion, Wales, and forms part of the region's important Iron Age defensive landscape. The site exploits natural topography to create a fortified position, utilising the defensive properties of its promontory setting to control movement and resources within the surrounding territory. Dating to the Iron Age, this monument represents the settlement and territorial strategies characteristic of prehistoric Welsh communities during the later prehistoric period. The fort is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw register, reflecting its archaeological significance to the understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive architecture in Wales.
Castell 270m E of Moeddyn-Fach is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD083. View the official record →
Castell 270m E of Moeddyn-Fach is a prehistoric promontory fort located in inland Ceredigion, Wales, and forms part of the region's important Iron Age defensive landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD083.
Castell 270m E of Moeddyn-Fach dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - inland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castell 270m E of Moeddyn-Fach 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 CD083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penlan-Noeth, Round Barrow 230m NNW of (1 km), Castell Moeddyn (1.1 km), Whilgarn Ring Cairn (2.7 km).
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