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Llandre Entrenchment is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference CM089. The site occupies ground underlain by Llanvirn bedrock of the Whiterock series, composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This geological foundation would have provided the builder with mixed soils suitable for the construction of the enclosure's earthwork defences.
The monument consists of an enclosure defined by ditched and banked boundaries characteristic of later prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales. Such enclosures typically served multiple functions within early agricultural communities, providing stock management, defensive protection and demarcation of domestic or ritual space. The survival of the earthwork structure indicates sufficient depth of soil accumulation to preserve the original construction across the intervening centuries.
Protected status under Cadw recognises the site's archaeological significance as evidence for prehistoric land use and settlement organisation in Wales. The enclosure contributes to the wider archaeological record of fortified and enclosed settlements from the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods in the region, though its precise dating and functional character remain subjects for archaeological investigation.
Llandre Entrenchment is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM089. View the official record →
Llandre Entrenchment is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference CM089.
Llandre Entrenchment dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llandre Entrenchment 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 CM089.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Coch (7 km), Molleston Camp (7.4 km), Narberth Mountain Enclosure (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llandre Entrenchment's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Llandre Entrenchment stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.