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Dunraven Castle Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Glamorgan, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM350. The site comprises an Iron Age hillfort positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape, featuring defensive earthworks characteristic of the period. Its ramparts and ditches demonstrate the strategic importance of the location during the Iron Age, when such hillforts served as centres of control, refuge, and habitation for local communities. The monument represents a significant archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in South Wales.
Dunraven Castle Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM350. View the official record →
Dunraven Castle Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Glamorgan, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM350. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM350.
Dunraven Castle Hillfort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dunraven Castle Hillfort 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 GM350.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Bach Camps (1.7 km), Cwm Nash Defended Enclosure (3.2 km), Buarth-Mawr Barn (3.6 km).
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