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Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron is a prehistoric defended enclosure located in Ceredigion, Wales, registered with Cadw under the reference SAM CD271. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure dating to the prehistoric period, likely representing settlement and defensive activity during the Bronze Age or Iron Age. The monument consists of a ramparted enclosure, visible as earthwork remains within the landscape, which would have served to protect domestic occupation and livestock. Such defended enclosures are characteristic of later prehistoric communities in Wales and represent significant evidence of settlement patterns and territorial organisation during this formative period of Welsh prehistory.
Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD271. View the official record →
Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron is a prehistoric defended enclosure located in Ceredigion, Wales, registered with Cadw under the reference SAM CD271. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD271.
Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron 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 CD271.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended Enclosure 350m E of Bank Green Grove (2.6 km), Cwm Castell Iron Age Settlement (4.3 km), Llan-Llyr Inscribed Stone (5.1 km).
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