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Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD271. The site occupies ground underlain by Llandovery Rocks, a geological formation of Ordovician age consisting of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that provides a relatively firm foundation typical of many upland Welsh settlement sites.
The enclosure represents a form of settlement strategy common to prehistoric Britain, where communities established defended or stockaded settlements for habitation and protection of livestock. Its location in this part of Wales reflects patterns of Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation in areas with access to both upland and valley resources, characteristic of territories where the exposed bedrock and surrounding topography would have shaped both construction methods and defensive advantage.
The monument survives as earthwork remains within the Welsh landscape. Its preservation and scheduling reflect its importance as evidence for prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in this region. Such defended enclosures contribute to understanding how communities adapted to local geology and terrain when establishing their permanent and semi-permanent settlements during the later prehistoric period.
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 enclosure situated in Wales and protected 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron'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.
Defended Enclosure 130m ENE of Capel Ciliau Aeron stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.