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Gaer 270m W of Glan-Dwr Farm is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Whiterock mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Llanvirn period. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference PE099.
The site lies within a landscape shaped by ancient sedimentary geology typical of its region. The underlying Llanvirn rocks would have influenced both the drainage and the selection of this location for settlement or defensive purposes during prehistory. The enclosure represents a significant phase in the occupation and use of the Welsh countryside before the Roman period.
Prehistoric enclosures of this type served multiple functions, including livestock management, settlement defence, and territorial demarcation. The precise chronology and cultural affiliation of this example remain to be fully determined through archaeological investigation. Its designation as a scheduled monument recognises the importance of preserving this evidence of early human activity and land use within the Welsh archaeological record.
Gaer 270m W of Glan-Dwr Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE099. View the official record →
Gaer 270m W of Glan-Dwr Farm is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Whiterock mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Llanvirn period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE099.
Gaer 270m W of Glan-Dwr Farm dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Gaer 270m W of Glan-Dwr Farm 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 PE099.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burial Chamber near Cross Hands (5.4 km), Hafod Camp (6.5 km), Gelli Diogyn Hillfort (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gaer 270m W of Glan-Dwr Farm'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.
Gaer 270m W of Glan-Dwr Farm stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.