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Pen y Gaer is a hillfort situated in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age period. The site occupies a commanding position and is defined by defensive earthworks consisting of ramparts and ditches that encircle the hilltop, a characteristic design of Iron Age fortified settlements in Wales. The monument represents the type of enclosed stronghold that would have served defensive and possibly administrative functions for Iron Age communities in the region. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Pen y Gaer contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric defensive architecture in North Wales.
Pen y Gaer Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE231. View the official record →
Pen y Gaer is a hillfort situated in Denbighshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE231.
Pen y Gaer 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 y Gaer 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 DE231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank (6.9 km), Offa's Dyke: section two miles 780yds (3930m) long, from the stream W of Brook Cottage, Selattyn, to footpath crossing dyke W of Bron-y-Garth Also in Clwyd: Wales (7.5 km), Offa's Dyke: Section from Footpath S of Pen-y-Bryn to Orseddwen (8.3 km).
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