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Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm is a prehistoric defensive enclosure located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference PE546. The site represents a form of fortified settlement typical of the prehistoric period in Wales, constructed to provide defensive advantage through its enclosed layout. The enclosure's earthwork defences survive as landscape features characteristic of Iron Age or Late Bronze Age settlement practices in the region, though the precise dating and full extent of occupation remain subjects of archaeological study. Such defended enclosures were integral to prehistoric community life in Pembrokeshire, serving both practical defensive purposes and potentially demarcating territory and social status within early Welsh societies.
Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE546. View the official record →
Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm is a prehistoric defensive enclosure located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference PE546. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE546.
Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - defensive. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Defended Enclosure 800m NNE of Upton Farm 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 PE546.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hodgeston Moated Site (6.1 km), Medieval Building at Kingston Farm (6.6 km), Kingston Burial Chamber (7 km).
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