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Gaer Fach Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric hillforts or defended settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The site comprises an enclosure formed by substantial earthwork defences, typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales, though the exact chronology of construction and occupation remains to be fully established through systematic archaeological investigation. The enclosure occupies a naturally defensible position within its landscape, reflecting the strategic concerns of its builders. As a defended settlement, Gaer Fach represents the material evidence of prehistoric communities engaged in territorial organisation and defensive fortification during the later prehistory of West Wales.
Gaer Fach Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD273. View the official record →
Gaer Fach Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric hillforts or defended settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD273.
Gaer Fach Defended Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gaer Fach Defended Enclosure 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 CD273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cribyn Clottas (0.5 km), Gaer Maesmynach (1.3 km), Sculptured Stone in Church (4 km).
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