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Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn is a medieval enclosure situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD151. The monument occupies ground underlain by Llandovery Rocks, composed of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that date to the Llandovery period and form the solid geology across this locality.
Medieval enclosures of this type typically represent organised land use and tenure during the post-Norman period, often serving domestic, agricultural or defensive purposes. The site's location on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn, a raised landform in the Welsh landscape, would have afforded strategic visibility and drainage benefits common to medieval settlement choices.
The enclosure's preservation and scheduling reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land organisation in Wales. The underlying bedrock geology, with its sandstone and conglomerate composition, would have influenced both construction techniques and the site's long-term stability and visibility within the landscape.
Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD151. View the official record →
Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn is a medieval enclosure situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD151.
Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn 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 CD151.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ty'n-yr-Eithin Round Cairn (1.4 km), Hafod Ithel Deserted Rural Settlement (1.6 km), Caer Argoed (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn'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.
Enclosure on Banc Pwlldrainllwyn stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.