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Llandegley Rocks is a Iron Age hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, positioned on a naturally defensible rocky outcrop that provided substantial protection for its inhabitants. The site exploits the dramatic topography of the landscape, with steep natural rock faces forming much of its defensive perimeter, reducing the need for extensive artificial fortification. The hillfort dates to the Iron Age period and would have functioned as a settlement and stronghold for a local community, serving both residential and defensive purposes typical of such fortified sites in prehistoric Wales. Its location on the Llandegley Rocks outcrop demonstrates the strategic importance of high ground and natural geological features in the site selection and defensive strategy of Iron Age communities in the border region.
Llandegley Rocks hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD264. View the official record →
Llandegley Rocks is a Iron Age hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, positioned on a naturally defensible rocky outcrop that provided substantial protection for its inhabitants. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD264.
Llandegley Rocks hillfort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llandegley Rocks hillfort 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 RD264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's Grave round cairn (7.5 km), The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House (7.9 km), Hundred House round barrow (7.9 km).
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