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Clawdd British is a medieval enclosure situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR032. The monument comprises an earthwork boundary that encloses an area of archaeological significance, constructed using the principles of medieval defensive and territorial organisation common to the Welsh borderlands during the medieval period. Such enclosures typically served multiple functions, including stock containment, settlement demarcation and defensive purposes.
The site is underlain by Wenlock Rocks of Silurian age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations that characterise much of the local bedrock. These relatively soft sedimentary strata would have been readily worked for the construction of the earthwork, with material extracted from ditching readily moulded into banks and ramparts. The geological substrate has influenced both the monument's preservation and the techniques available to its medieval constructors.
The enclosure's precise dating within the medieval period and its specific historical associations remain subjects of archaeological study. Its survival as an identifiable earthwork demonstrates the durability of such features across centuries, though detailed understanding of its chronology, occupation history and functional purpose would benefit from targeted archaeological investigation to supplement the landscape evidence currently visible on the ground.
Clawdd British is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR032. View the official record →
Clawdd British is a medieval enclosure situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR032.
Clawdd British dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clawdd British 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 BR032.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pant Madog round cairn (7 km), Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of (7.5 km), Tyle-mawr round cairn (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Clawdd British'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.
Clawdd British stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.