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Llannerch Pentir Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric promontory fort situated in Ceredigion, Wales. The site is defended by substantial earthwork banks and ditches that exploit the natural topography of the promontory to create a defensible position, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in Wales. The enclosure represents the settlement and defensive strategies of prehistoric communities in the region during the later prehistoric period. Such defended enclosures served as territorial markers, refuges, and focal points for social and economic activity in Iron Age society.
Llannerch Pentir Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD267. View the official record →
Llannerch Pentir Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric promontory fort situated in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD267.
Llannerch Pentir Defended Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - inland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llannerch Pentir 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 CD267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanwnnws Inscribed Stone in Church (5.5 km), Pen y Ffrwd-Llwyd Camp (6.5 km), Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn (6.5 km).
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