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Craig y Ddinas Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Breconshire, Wales, situated on a commanding hilltop position within the Brecon Beacons landscape. The site comprises a substantial univallate or multivallate fortification with earthen ramparts and ditches characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction, though occupation may extend into earlier Bronze Age contexts. Its strategic location overlooking the surrounding valleys would have provided both defensive advantages and control over local communication routes and resources. The hillfort represents an important example of the fortified settlement hierarchy that developed across South Wales during the later prehistoric period.
Craig y Ddinas Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR178. View the official record →
Craig y Ddinas Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Breconshire, Wales, situated on a commanding hilltop position within the Brecon Beacons landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR178.
Craig y Ddinas Hillfort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Craig y Ddinas Hillfort 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 BR178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig y Bwlch round cairn (5.2 km), Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (5.7 km), Ffos Toncenglau cross ridge dyke (5.9 km).
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