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Llandygwydd Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is recorded on the Cadw Schedule of Ancient Monuments as CD263. The site comprises a defended enclosure that dates to the Iron Age period, representing an important example of prehistoric settlement and defensive architecture in Wales. The enclosure is defined by substantial earthwork remains, including defensive banks and ditches that would have enclosed and protected a settlement community. As a defended enclosure of this period, the site demonstrates the settlement patterns and fortification strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the region.
Llandygwydd Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD263. View the official record →
Llandygwydd Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, and is recorded on the Cadw Schedule of Ancient Monuments as CD263. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD263.
Llandygwydd Defended Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llandygwydd Defended 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 CD263.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cenarth Bridge (2.9 km), Parc-y-Domen (3 km), Inscribed Stone in St Llawddog's Churchyard, Cenarth (3 km).
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