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Cefn Pal Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM379. The site comprises an enclosed settlement defended by substantial earthen banks and ditches, representing Iron Age settlement practices in south Wales. The enclosure exemplifies the defensive strategies employed by prehistoric communities in the region, with its physical remains preserving evidence of domestic occupation within a fortified perimeter. Such defended enclosures are characteristic of the Iron Age period in Wales and reflect the territorial organisation and social hierarchies of prehistoric Welsh societies.
Cefn Pal Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM379. View the official record →
Cefn Pal Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM379. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM379.
Cefn Pal Defended Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - defensive. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cefn Pal Defended Enclosure 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 CM379.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Myddfai ring cairn (8.1 km), Tomen y Rhos round cairn (8.3 km), Mynydd Myddfai round barrow (8.4 km).
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