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Tyle Clydach Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference BR253. The site dates to the Iron Age and represents the type of fortified settlement characteristic of that period in Wales. The hillfort is defined by its defensive earthworks, which would have served to protect a community and their livestock from potential threats. Like other hillforts of its era, Tyle Clydach would have functioned as a centre of settlement, storage, and possibly local authority during the Iron Age occupation of the Brecon Beacons region.
Tyle Clydach Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR253. View the official record →
Tyle Clydach Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference BR253. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR253.
Tyle Clydach 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.
Tyle Clydach 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 BR253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn y Bugail and Carn Felen (8.2 km), Twyn Ceilog Round Cairn (8.6 km), Cwm Criban Prehistoric Settlement (8.7 km).
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