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Clawdd Mawr is a linear earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, forming part of the medieval defensive and territorial landscape of mid-Wales. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch system that runs across the terrain, characteristic of medieval boundary works dating to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Such linear earthworks served multiple functions within the medieval Welsh landscape, including the demarcation of territorial claims and the regulation of movement across upland regions during a period of political consolidation and conflict. The survival of Clawdd Mawr demonstrates the enduring physical imprint of medieval administrative and military organisation in the Welsh landscape.
Clawdd Mawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG101. View the official record →
Clawdd Mawr is a linear earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, forming part of the medieval defensive and territorial landscape of mid-Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG101.
Clawdd Mawr dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clawdd Mawr 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 MG101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cil Haul Barrow (0.4 km), Croes y Forwyn cairns (3.9 km), Afon y Dolau Gwynion kerb cairn (4.1 km).
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