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Court Wood Enclosure is a prehistoric enclosure located 500 metres south-southwest of Pen-Llwyn-Isaf in Wales. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork boundary defining an enclosed space, characteristic of settlement or ceremonial sites dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Such enclosures typically served as defended settlements, livestock corrals, or ritual centres, their form adapted to local topography and available resources.
The enclosure sits upon the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, a Westphalian-age bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interbanded with coal seams, ironstone and ferricrete. This geology shaped both the construction methods available to prehistoric builders and the landscape's long-term utility. The underlying coal deposits would eventually define the region's industrial character, but in prehistory the varied stone resources provided materials for walls, and the well-drained higher ground offered suitable settlement location.
The site is protected by Cadw under reference CM221 as a scheduled ancient monument. Its survival and designation reflect the enclosure's significance as evidence of prehistoric land-use and territorial organisation in South Wales, contributing to understanding of early settlement patterns across the region's upland zones during the later Bronze Age and Iron Age periods.
Court Wood Enclosure 500m SSW of Pen-Llwyn-Isaf is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM221. View the official record →
Court Wood Enclosure is a prehistoric enclosure located 500 metres south-southwest of Pen-Llwyn-Isaf in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM221.
Court Wood Enclosure 500m SSW of Pen-Llwyn-Isaf dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Court Wood Enclosure 500m SSW of Pen-Llwyn-Isaf 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 CM221.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Lighthouse at Whitford Point (5.1 km), St Madoc's Church cross-incised stones (8.7 km), North Hill Tor Camp (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Court Wood Enclosure 500m SSW of Pen-Llwyn-Isaf'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.
Court Wood Enclosure 500m SSW of Pen-Llwyn-Isaf stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.