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Ffridd Fechan Fort is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Meirionnydd, Wales, and is recorded in the Cadw Schedule of Ancient Monuments register as ME127. The site dates to the Iron Age and represents a significant example of defended settlement architecture from this period in north Wales. The fort is characterised by its defensive earthwork features, typical of hillforts constructed during the Iron Age to serve both protective and territorial functions for local communities. Such monuments are important archaeological indicators of social organisation, settlement patterns, and land use in prehistoric Wales during the centuries immediately preceding the Roman conquest.
Ffridd Fechan Fort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME127. View the official record →
Ffridd Fechan Fort is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Meirionnydd, Wales, and is recorded in the Cadw Schedule of Ancient Monuments register as ME127. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME127.
Ffridd Fechan Fort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Ffridd Fechan Fort 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 ME127.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle (and Early Field System) on Bryn Seward (6.2 km), Hut Enclosure and Early Field System South of Mynydd Graigwen (6.3 km), Hut Group 530m SSE of Cyfannedd Fawr (6.5 km).
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