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The Gaer is a hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age and representing a significant example of prehistoric defensive settlement in the Welsh borderlands. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising multiple ramparts and ditches that enclose an irregular hilltop position, reflecting the defensive priorities of its period. Its construction and use during the Iron Age demonstrates the territorial organisation and settlement patterns of Late Prehistoric communities in this region. The Gaer remains an important archaeological monument indicative of the broader hillfort-building tradition that characterised Iron Age Wales and the wider British Isles.
The Gaer hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD237. View the official record →
The Gaer is a hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the Iron Age and representing a significant example of prehistoric defensive settlement in the Welsh borderlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD237.
The Gaer hillfort dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
The 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 RD237.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aberedw Hill Round Barrows (5.2 km), Llwyn-y-wrach standing stone (5.6 km), Aberedw Castle (7.5 km).
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