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Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw. The monument survives as an earthwork that reflects settlement and defensive strategies characteristic of prehistoric communities in South Wales. Its construction and use would have been shaped by the local landscape and resources available to its inhabitants.
The site sits upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, a Westphalian-age deposit comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interspersed with coal seams, ironstone and ferricrete. This geology would have influenced both the character of the surrounding land and the building materials available to prehistoric peoples. The ferricrete deposits, in particular, form distinctive features within the local landscape that may have held significance for settlement location.
The enclosure represents an important record of prehistoric land use and occupation in the region. As a scheduled monument under Cadw protection (reference GM308), it contributes to our understanding of how communities organised and defended their settlements during the prehistoric period in South Wales.
Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM308. View the official record →
Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM308.
Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd 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 GM308.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cockett standing stone (6.8 km), Hafod Copper Works Musgrave Engine and Rolls (7.1 km), White Rock Copper Works (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd'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.
Earthwork 1080m NNW of Fforest Newydd stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.