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Hen Gaer Hilltop Enclosure is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Ceredigion, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD026. The monument comprises a substantial defensive earthwork comprising a single or multiple ramparts enclosing the hilltop, characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices in Wales, though the site may have origins in the Bronze Age or earlier periods. The enclosure would have served both defensive and administrative functions, commanding views across the surrounding landscape and providing a secure settlement or gathering place for the local community. The earthworks remain substantially visible in the modern landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and territorial organisation in the Ceredigion region.
Hen Gaer Hilltop Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD026. View the official record →
Hen Gaer Hilltop Enclosure is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Ceredigion, Wales, and designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CD026. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD026.
Hen Gaer Hilltop Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hen Gaer Hilltop 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 CD026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Warren Hill Hillfort (6 km), Pen Dinas Camp (6.2 km), Aberystwyth Harbour Defences (6.4 km).
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