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Cefn Morfydd Dyke and Earthwork is a linear earthwork located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM264. The monument dates to the Early Medieval period and represents defensive or territorial boundary infrastructure characteristic of Welsh kingdoms during this era. The earthwork comprises a substantial bank and ditch system that would have functioned as either a fortification, territorial demarcation, or control mechanism for movement across the landscape. Such linear works are typical of Early Medieval Wales, where they served to define and protect the boundaries of competing kingdoms and principalities.
Cefn Morfydd Dyke & Earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM264. View the official record →
Cefn Morfydd Dyke and Earthwork is a linear earthwork located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM264. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM264.
Cefn Morfydd Dyke & Earthwork dates from the early medieval period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cefn Morfydd Dyke & Earthwork 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 GM264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmafan copper works flue (4.9 km), Cwm-Clais Castle Mound (6.3 km), Pen-y-Castell (6.4 km).
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