Overview
Coflein records Pen-y-Gerddi as Defended Enclosure in Wales Denbighshire. The exact saved period is Iron Age. This makes it an ancient or medieval site recorded as Defended Enclosure; the short national record does not by itself supply a complete history of the people, events or changes at this place.
Who made it and when
The national record gives the period as Iron Age and the type as Defended Enclosure. It does not safely name the makers or every phase of use.
How it was made and used
The exact classification identifies Pen-y-Gerddi as an ancient or medieval site recorded as Defended Enclosure. A type label is not expanded into an unsupported building method or daily routine.
What was found
No list of excavated objects or scientific dates is supplied by this short saved record, so finds are not invented.
What remains
Coflein fixes the record to an exact mapped point. The saved type is not treated as a fresh condition survey of what remains above or below ground.
Why it mattered
The safe value of this first account is that it keeps the exact name, type and period together at one place. Any stronger claim about local or national importance needs further evidence.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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