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Waunfaeog Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive fortification located in Breconshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw designation SAM BR243. The site dates to the Iron Age period and comprises earthwork defences characteristic of hillforts constructed during this era of Welsh prehistory. The fortification would have served both defensive and administrative functions within its local landscape, typical of such hillforts which functioned as centres of power and refuge during the Iron Age. The physical remains consist of substantial earthwork banks and ditches that define the enclosed settlement area on the hilltop.
Waunfaeog Hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR243. View the official record →
Waunfaeog Hillfort is a prehistoric defensive fortification located in Breconshire, Wales, and is registered as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw designation SAM BR243. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR243.
Waunfaeog 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.
Waunfaeog 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 BR243.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaen Glyn Round Cairn (3.1 km), Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences (5.2 km), Nant y Gaseg long hut (6.3 km).
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