Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Enclosure East of Nant Cwm Moel
Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosure - Defensive
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 14 September 1998
- Community
- Vaynor
- Unitary authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.79221, -3.39405
- SAM number
- GM518
- Cadw record number
- 1553
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of an earthwork/stone-built enclosure dating to the Iron Age period (c. 800 BC - AD 74, the Roman conquest of Wales). It is a small univallate defended enclosure, situated on gently sloping ground overlooking the Nant Cwm Moel. The site is enclosed by a single bank constructed from rubble and earth 0.5m high. There are two entrances, facing south-west and south-east. Two other probably contemporary enclosures are situated 1km to the west.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric defensive organisation and settlement. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric context and within the surrounding landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
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