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Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference ME266. The site comprises a defensive enclosure dating to the Iron Age, representing a period when such fortified settlements served as centres of habitation and territorial control in upland Wales. The earthwork consists of substantial defensive banks and ditches, though like many sites of this type the precise chronology and duration of occupation remain subjects of archaeological inquiry. Such defended settlements are characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales and provide evidence of social organisation, land use, and defensive requirements during the pre-Roman period.
Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME266. View the official record →
Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement is a prehistoric enclosed settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference ME266. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME266.
Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - defensive. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Coed Pen-y-Bryn Defended Settlement 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 ME266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pentre Farm Barrow (0.6 km), Tal y Waen cairns (4.1 km), Maes Coch Deserted Rural Settlement (4.4 km).
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