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Earthwork on Kilvey Hill is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM GM315. The monument comprises an earthwork defence comprising a bank and ditch arrangement characteristic of Iron Age or Late Bronze Age settlement patterns in South Wales. The enclosure occupies a prominent hillside position, which would have provided defensive advantage and visibility across surrounding terrain. Such hillforts and enclosed settlements were typically used for habitation, stock management, and communal gathering during the later prehistoric period.
Earthwork on Kilvey Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM315. View the official record →
Earthwork on Kilvey Hill is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference Cadw SAM GM315. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM315.
Earthwork on Kilvey Hill dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Earthwork on Kilvey Hill 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 GM315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tir-Gwyllt Second World War Barrage Balloon Site (0.9 km), White Rock Copper Works (0.9 km), Foxhole River Staithes (1.2 km).
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