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Castell Nadolig is a prehistoric hillfort located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD053. The site dates to the Iron Age and comprises a hilltop fortification defined by defensive earthworks typical of the period. Its physical character is marked by substantial banks and ditches that would have enclosed a settlement and provided defensive advantage over the surrounding landscape. The fort represents an important example of Iron Age settlement strategy in mid-Wales, demonstrating the prominence of hillforts as focal points for community organisation and territorial control during this period.
Castell Nadolig is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD053. View the official record →
Castell Nadolig is a prehistoric hillfort located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD053.
Castell Nadolig dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castell Nadolig 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 CD053.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gernos Mountain Round Barrow Cemetery (7.4 km), Troed y Rhiw Sion Defended Enclosure (7.7 km), St Mary's Church / Llandyfriog Castle Mound (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Castell Nadolig'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.
Castell Nadolig stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.