| Cefn Carnedd | |
| Map Type: | Wales Powys |
| Map Size: | 180px |
| Location: | Near Caersws, Wales |
| Coordinates: | 52.4989°N -3.4492°W |
| Gbgridref: | SO 016 900 |
| Length: | 437m (1,434feet) |
| Width: | 84m (276feet) |
| Epochs: | Iron Age |
Cefn Carnedd is an Iron Age hillfort, about 1.5miles south-west of Caersws, in Powys, Wales. It is a scheduled monument.
It is on a hill overlooking the River Severn to the east, and Afon Cerist and Afon Trannon to the north; there is a river confluence to the north-east, between the fort and Caersws.
The fort is about 437m (1,434feet) by 84m (276feet) orientated north-east to south-west, aligned with the shape of the hill; it encloses an area of about . There are triple banks and ditches on the north-west side, and there are entrances in the north-east and south-west.[1]
In an early phase, there was a smaller fort of at the south-west end, traces of the north-east rampart of this being visible in aerial photographs. There is a straight bank and ditch across the interior, which was built at a late stage.[1]
It is thought that the fort may have been a stronghold of the Ordovices, and it is one of the locations suggested as the site of Caratacus' last battle in AD 51, when he was defeated by the Romans.