The enclosure is centre of image..
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The obscure enclosure (arrowed) from the south-western ridge of Mynydd Troed. The Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort occupies the right hand extremity of the ridge above. The Brecon Beacons top the lot... Apologies for the rain splodge, by the way.
Looking from Mynydd Troed, the Caeau enclosure commanding Cwm Sorgwm is visible extreme centre right of image. The Bronze Age cairn-endowed Pen Allt-mawr crowns the left horizon.
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A small, wonderfully sited (from an aesthetic point of view, anyway) hillfort of presumably Iron Age origin set upon Cockit Hill, below the north-eastern flank of Mynydd Llangorse.
Commanding beautiful Cwm Sorgwm, it itself is completely dominated by mountainous high ground to the east (where Mynydd Troed rises to c2,000ft) and the west. Since there are also the remains of a promontory fort upon Mynydd Llangorse (at SO16032774), my assumption is that this enclosure was sited to control valley traffic and not to resist determined, sustained attack, the inhabitants retreating to the higher site in this eventuality.
Coflein defines the hillfort thus: ‘an enclosure, c.30m by 40m, has been levelled into a hillslope, being defined by a bank, except facing uphill, where there is only scarping.‘
Not subject to a Gladman visit as yet – since the lure of surrounding ridges has proved the stronger to date – this lovely little site is on the ever expanding list. Note that there are the remains of a chambered cairn nearby at the bwlch and a standing stone south of Mynydd Llangorse summit at SO15782544, above Cwm Shenkin.
Sites within 20km of Caeau Enclosure, Cockit Hill
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Mynydd Llangorse promontory fort
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Mynydd Troed
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Blaneau-draw
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Mynydd Llangorse
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Mynydd Troed cairn
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Cwm Shelkin
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Ty Isaf
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Blaen-y-Cwm Uchaf
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Castell Dinas
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Cefn Moel
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Pen Tir
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Coed y Gaer
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Pen Trumau, Black Mountains
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Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains
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Pen-yr-Heol Las
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Bwlch Bach a’r Grib
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Ffynnon Las I
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Penyrwrlodd
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Bwlch Cairn
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Allt yr Esgair
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Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains
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Pen Allt-Mawr
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Talgarth Camp
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Pen Gloch-y-pibwr
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Bwlch Standing Stone
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The Tretower Stone
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Mynydd Bychan
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Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)
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Gilestone
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Y Das
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Wern Frank Wood
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Pen y Gadair Fawr
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Ty Illtyd
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Llangynidr Stone
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Pen Cerrig-Calch
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Drostre Bank
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Hillis Camp, Llanfilo
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Ffostyll
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Pen-yr-Allt
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Llanhamlach
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Darren (Crickhowell)
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The Fish Stone
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Tump Wood Camp
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Twyn-Llechfaen
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Nant yr Ychen
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Bryn y Groes
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Nant Bwch
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Crug Hywel Camp
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Gwernvale
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Tre Durn Wood
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Penffawyddog
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Pipton
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Carreg Waun Llech
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Cwalca Cairnfield
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Disgwylfa
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Carreg Wen Fawr Y Rugos
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Spread Eagle
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Pant Llwyd
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Standard Street
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Nant Tarthwynni
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Garn Goch (Llangatwg)
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Little Lodge
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Llangenny Camp
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Slwch Tump
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Coed-y-Polyn
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Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains
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Pen-rhiw-wen
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Garn Caws
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Coed Ynys Faen
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Coed Pentwyn
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Nant-y-Wern
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Garn Wen (Crucorney)
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Graig-ddu, Black Mountains
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Carn Pica
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Llangenny
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Ffynnon Ishow
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Pen-y-Beacon
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Eglwys Faen
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Pen-y-Beacon
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Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains
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The Growing Stone
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Mynydd Pen-y-Fal
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Ogof Darren Cilau cave
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Boughrood Court
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Mynydd Llangatwg
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Maen Hir (Boughrood)
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Garn Fawr (Llangynidr)
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Black Darren
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Llan Oleu
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Mynydd Pen-cyrn
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Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains
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Plas-y-Gaer, Allt Ddu
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Twr Pen-cyrn Circle
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Twr Pen-cyrn cairns
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Crug-y-Gaer
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Tywn-Y-Gaer (near Llaneglwys)
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Longtown Stone Circle
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Twyn-y-Beddau
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Waun Cryn
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Pen-y-Wyrlod
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Pen y Crug
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Parc-y-Meirch
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Hatterrall Hill
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Twyn y Gaer (Crucorney)
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Bryn yr Hydd
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Rhiw Arw
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Neuadd Glan-Gwy
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Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone
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Fan y Big
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Moll Walbee’s Stone
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Tor Glas
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Fennifach
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Coed Fenni-fach
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Twyn Bryn March
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Cribyn
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Garn Felen
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Three Springs, Hatterrall Hill
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Duke’s Farm
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Cefn Hill
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Gold Post
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Twyn Ceiliog
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Cefn yr Ystrad
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Upper Neuadd cairns
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Battle
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Maesgwyn Mound
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Pen-Twyn Camp (Crucorney)
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Bedd y Gwr Hir
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Pen y Fan
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Lower Neuadd
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Clyro Court Farm
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Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan
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Corn Du
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Odyn-fach
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Wern Derys
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Mynydd Brith
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Twyn y Garth
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Llwyncelyn-Fawr
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Twyn y Garth barrows
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Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)
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Twynau Gwynion
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Carreg Maen Taro
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Archenfield
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Abercriban
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Pen Cae Newydd
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Mynydd Carn-y-cefn
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Walterstone Camp
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Cefn Clawdd
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Carn Blorenge
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Mynydd Illtyd
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Ysgyryd Fawr
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Bedd Gwyl Illtyd
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Gwaun Ymryson
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Crossfoot Farm
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Mynydd Epynt (Eastern)
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Twyn-y-Post
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Pontsticill ring cairn
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Blaen Henllan
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Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew
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Carn-Ddu
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Blaen Glyn
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Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)
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Lane Farm
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