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Y Gaer Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM384. The site comprises a defended enclosure dating to the Iron Age, constructed with substantial banks and ditches characteristic of hillforts and enclosed settlements of this period. Its strategic position and defensive architecture reflect the settlement patterns and social organisation of Iron Age communities in Wales, demonstrating the importance of defensive structures during the later prehistoric period in the region.
Y Gaer Defended Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM384. View the official record →
Y Gaer Defended Enclosure is a prehistoric defensive earthwork located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference CM384. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM384.
Y Gaer Defended Enclosure dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - defensive. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Y Gaer Defended Enclosure 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 CM384.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Bulwark, Llanmadoc Hill (8.8 km), Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on E end of (8.9 km), Llanmadoc Hill, cairn on W end of (9.3 km).
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