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Enclosure on Cockit Hill is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales. The site is defined by substantial defensive earthworks comprising banks and ditches that characterise Iron Age fortification practice in the region. Its position on high ground reflects the strategic settlement patterns typical of the later prehistoric period, when such enclosed hilltop sites served defensive and administrative functions for local communities. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement and territorial organisation in the Brecon Beacons area.
Enclosure on Cockit Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR250. View the official record →
Enclosure on Cockit Hill is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR250.
Enclosure on Cockit Hill dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Enclosure on Cockit 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 BR250.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Myarth Camp (7.2 km), Llwyn-y-Fedwen Standing Stone (7.4 km), Penmyarth Standing Stone (8.2 km).
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