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Merlin's Hill Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, classified as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM231. The site comprises an Iron Age hillfort, though occupation and use of the location may extend across a longer prehistoric period. The monument is defined by substantial earthen ramparts and ditches that enclose the hilltop, characteristic of fortified settlements from the Iron Age in south Wales. Such hillforts served as focal points for settlement, defence, and social organisation during the later prehistoric period, and Merlin's Hill represents an important example of this class of monument within the regional archaeological landscape.
Merlins Hill Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM231. View the official record →
Merlin's Hill Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, classified as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM231. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM231.
Merlins Hill Hillfort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Merlins Hill 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 CM231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carmarthen Roman Fort (part of) (4.2 km), Carmarthen Castle (4.4 km), The Bulwarks (Civil War) (4.8 km).
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