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Cwmbettws Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The site comprises an enclosed area defined by substantial earthen banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in Wales, though the precise dating remains uncertain without extensive excavation. The enclosure's defensive configuration suggests occupation during a period when territorial control and protection of settlement were significant concerns for local communities. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and defensive practices in southwest Wales.
Cwmbettws Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE564. View the official record →
Cwmbettws Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE564.
Cwmbettws Defended 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.
Cwmbettws Defended 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 PE564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Menyn chambered cairn (8.1 km), Bedd Arthur (8.6 km), Waun Lwyd Standing Stones (8.9 km).
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