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Tan y Clawdd Enclosure;Pen y Gaer Enclosure

Defended Enclosure

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The National Monuments Record of Wales records Tan y Clawdd Enclosure;Pen y Gaer Enclosure as Defended Enclosure from the Iron Age period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Tan y Clawdd Enclosure and Pen y Gaer Enclosure are likely early-medieval ringforts or raths, though classified as Iron Age defended enclosures in the National Monuments Record of Wales. Local tradition may associate such sites with fairy folklore, as is common with similar earthworks in Wales and Ireland.

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