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Gaer Fach Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defended settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under Cadw's protection. The site comprises a roughly circular or oval enclosure bounded by substantial earthwork defences, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales, though the precise dating requires archaeological evidence. The monument represents the defensive and domestic architecture of prehistoric communities in the region, reflecting the strategic settlement practices of pre-Roman Wales. Such defended enclosures served both practical protective functions and may have held social or territorial significance within their contemporary communities.
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 defended settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is scheduled as an ancient monument under Cadw's protection. 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 the UK.
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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