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Pen-llys Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG230. The site represents Iron Age fortification practices, featuring characteristic defensive earthworks typical of hillforts constructed during the later prehistoric period in Wales. The monument preserves evidence of prehistoric settlement and territorial control strategies employed by Iron Age communities in the region. As a hillfort, Pen-llys would have served both defensive and administrative functions within its local landscape during the Iron Age period.
Pen-llys Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG230. View the official record →
Pen-llys Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive settlement located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG230. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG230.
Pen-llys Hillfort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pen-llys 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 MG230.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffridd Mathrafal Hillfort (3.8 km), Bryn y Saethau Hillfort (4.5 km), Mathrafal Castle (5 km).
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