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Iron Age Hillslope Enclosure in Canaston Wood is a prehistoric defensive or domestic enclosure situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age period. The monument consists of earthwork remains comprising banks and ditches that define an enclosed settlement area positioned on sloping terrain within the woodland. Such hillslope enclosures represent a significant form of Iron Age settlement in South Wales, typically serving domestic and possibly defensive functions for small communities. The site is recorded and protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the reference PE413 by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments organisation.
Iron Age Hillslope Enclosure in Canaston Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE413. View the official record →
Iron Age Hillslope Enclosure in Canaston Wood is a prehistoric defensive or domestic enclosure situated in Pembrokeshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE413.
Iron Age Hillslope Enclosure in Canaston Wood dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Iron Age Hillslope Enclosure in Canaston Wood 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 PE413.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sentence Castle Mound (3.3 km), Burnt Mound North of Dinaston Farm (3.4 km), Underhill Wood Primitive Coal Workings (7.3 km).
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