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Coed-swydd enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Radnorshire, Wales. The monument consists of an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction, though the precise chronology requires further investigation. Its location in the upland landscape of Radnorshire reflects the settlement and territorial strategies of prehistoric communities in mid-Wales during the later prehistoric period. The enclosure represents evidence of defensive organisation and social complexity among the populations inhabiting the Welsh borderland during the Iron Age or related prehistoric periods.
Coed-swydd enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD262. View the official record →
Coed-swydd enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD262.
Coed-swydd 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.
Coed-swydd 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 RD262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn y Maen Alignment (Four Stones) (8.1 km), Gwernfach round cairn (8.8 km), Cwm standing stone (9.1 km).
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