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Fortified Settlement at Bryn Castell is a prehistoric defence and enclosure located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM ME138. The site consists of earthwork fortifications characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales, comprising defensive banks and ditches that enclose an area of habitation. The monument reflects the strategic importance of elevated positions in the landscape during the later prehistoric period, when such fortified settlements served both defensive and territorial functions for Iron Age communities. The surviving earthworks remain a valuable archaeological record of prehistoric settlement organisation and defensive strategies in the region.
Fortified Settlement at Bryn Castell is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME138. View the official record →
Fortified Settlement at Bryn Castell is a prehistoric defence and enclosure located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference Cadw SAM ME138. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME138.
Fortified Settlement at Bryn Castell dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Fortified Settlement at Bryn Castell 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 ME138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead (7.9 km), Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock (8 km), Enclosure & Settlement 400m East of Cyfannedd Fawr (8.4 km).
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