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Bausley Hill Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG060. The monument sits upon Caradoc Rocks, a bedrock formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Caradocian period. This geological foundation would have provided a naturally defensive position, with the mixed sedimentary strata forming the underlying structure of the hilltop.
The camp exemplifies the hillfort tradition of Iron Age Wales, a settlement type built to exploit high ground for defence and visibility across the surrounding landscape. Hillforts of this period typically served as fortified settlements, communal refuges or centres of local power. The specific geology of Bausley Hill, composed of relatively resistant sedimentary rocks, would have supported the construction of substantial earthworks and ramparts characteristic of Welsh hillforts.
Today, Bausley Hill Camp remains an important archaeological monument recording the Iron Age settlement patterns of the Welsh landscape. Its preservation as a protected site allows the study of prehistoric defensive architecture and the relationship between early communities and their environment. The hillfort contributes to understanding the distribution and development of fortified settlements across Wales during the later prehistoric period.
Bausley Hill Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG060. View the official record →
Bausley Hill Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG060.
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bausley Hill Camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bausley Hill Camp stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.