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Gors Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is recorded in the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monument register under reference CD266. The site consists of an enclosed settlement defined by defensive banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortified farmsteads found throughout Wales. Such enclosed settlements typically date to the later prehistoric period, serving as both domestic and defensive structures for small communities. The monument's physical remains reflect the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Iron Age populations in the upland regions of mid-Wales.
Gors Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD266. View the official record →
Gors Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is recorded in the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monument register under reference CD266. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD266.
Gors Defended Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - defensive. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gors 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 CD266.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gaer Fawr (5.6 km), Trawsgoed Roman Fort (6.1 km), Caer Argoed (6.2 km).
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