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Cwmdu Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive work located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CM385. The site consists of an enclosed area defined by defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age fortifications, representing settlement and defensive strategies employed during the later prehistoric period. Its physical character reflects the construction methods and spatial organisation characteristic of Iron Age communities in South Wales, where such enclosures served both protective and territorial functions. The monument provides evidence of prehistoric occupation and social organisation within the Carmarthenshire landscape during the late first millennium before the Common Era.
Cwmdu Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM385. View the official record →
Cwmdu Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive work located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CM385. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM385.
Cwmdu 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.
Cwmdu 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 CM385.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beddau'r Derwyddon (5.5 km), Two Burnt Mounds 350m W of Cwrtbrynbeirdd (5.5 km), Garreg Las Hut Group (5.9 km).
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