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Kidney-shaped enclosure 1km SE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw is a prehistoric agricultural enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales. The monument comprises an earthwork of distinctive kidney-shaped plan, characteristic of certain prehistoric field systems and stock management structures in the region. Such enclosures are typically associated with Bronze Age or Iron Age pastoral and agricultural activity, reflecting the subsistence practices of prehistoric communities in the upland areas of South Wales. The earthwork survives as an archaeological feature of significance in understanding the prehistoric exploitation and organisation of the landscape in Cwm Banw.
Kidney-shaped enclosure 1km SE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR417. View the official record →
Kidney-shaped enclosure 1km SE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw is a prehistoric agricultural enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR417.
Kidney-shaped enclosure 1km SE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - agricultural. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Kidney-shaped enclosure 1km SE of Pen Allt-Mawr, Cwm Banw 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 BR417.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hen Castell (7.4 km), Llangattock Tramroad Inclines (7.9 km), Coed Pentwyn Hillfort (8 km).
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