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Mount Pleasant Enclosure is a Neolithic henge monument located in Monmouthshire, Wales, dating to the late Neolithic period around 3000 BCE. The site comprises a roughly circular earthwork with an internal ditch and external bank, characteristic of henge constructions from this period. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of occupation and ritual activity, indicating its significance as a ceremonial or communal gathering place for Neolithic communities in the region. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic settlement patterns and ceremonial practice in prehistoric Wales.
Mount Pleasant Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG237. View the official record →
Mount Pleasant Enclosure is a Neolithic henge monument located in Monmouthshire, Wales, dating to the late Neolithic period around 3000 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG237.
Mount Pleasant Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mount Pleasant 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 MG237.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fron Derw Wood Camp (5.1 km), Hill Tenement Enclosure (5.2 km), The Moat Mound and Bailey Castle (6 km).
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