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Pen y Gaer is a prehistoric hillfort located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, occupying a commanding position that reflects Iron Age defensive settlement strategies. The site is defined by substantial earthwork fortifications comprising banks and ditches that enclose the hilltop, a characteristic feature of Iron Age hillforts in Wales dating to approximately the first millennium BC. The monument's prominent location and structural defences indicate its role as a significant territorial and administrative centre during the Iron Age period. Pen y Gaer remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and defensive architecture in the region, now protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's designation.
Pen y Gaer is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM101. View the official record →
Pen y Gaer is a prehistoric hillfort located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, occupying a commanding position that reflects Iron Age defensive settlement strategies. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM101.
Pen y Gaer 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 y Gaer 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 CM101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Derlwyn round barrow cemetery (2.5 km), Pant-Teg Standing Stone (4 km), Crugiau Edryd Round Barrows (4.1 km).
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