Scheduled MonumentsWalesBausley Hill Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort

Bausley Hill Camp

Wales
Cadw SAM MG060
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hillfort
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bausley Hill Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Montgomeryshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG060. The monument comprises a fortified hilltop settlement featuring defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age construction, likely dating to the later prehistoric period. The site's elevated position and surviving ramparts reflect the strategic and defensive concerns of its inhabitants, typical of hillfort settlements that served as centres of power, refuge, and communal gathering throughout prehistoric Wales. Such fortified sites represent important evidence for social organisation, territorial control, and settlement patterns during the Iron Age and earlier periods of Welsh prehistory.

Bausley Hill Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG060. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bausley Hill Camp?

Bausley Hill Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Montgomeryshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG060. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG060.

What period does Bausley Hill Camp date from?

Bausley Hill Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Bausley Hill Camp?

Bausley Hill Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MG060.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bausley Hill Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork 540m north of Lane Farm (2.5 km), Motte castle 200m south west of Bretchel (3.1 km), Ringwork and bailey castle 350m south west of Lyndale (4.2 km).

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