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Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE228. The site lies upon Wenlock Rocks, a bedrock formation of sandstone and conglomerate deposited during the Wenlock period and now undifferentiated in the geological record. This solid foundation would have provided stable ground for the construction and use of the enclosure during prehistory.
The monument comprises a system of enclosures and associated field divisions that reflect prehistoric land use and settlement patterns. The combination of boundary features suggests deliberate organisation of the landscape for habitation, stock management or cultivation. The sandstone and conglomerate geology beneath the site would have been workable for clearing and building, though the exposed rock outcrops typical of such formations may have constrained settlement location and layout.
As a scheduled ancient monument, Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields is protected from unauthorised disturbance and represents an important record of prehistoric Welsh settlement and subsistence practices. The preservation of both the enclosure structures and the field systems allows understanding of how prehistoric communities organised their territory and resources within this upland landscape.
Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE228. View the official record →
Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference DE228.
Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields 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 DE228.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hafotty Wen Ring Cairn (1.7 km), Cae Ddunod Camp (1.8 km), Tyddyn Tudur Enclosure (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields'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.
Ffridd Brynhelen Enclosures & Fields stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.