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Beacon Ring Camp, known locally as Caer Digoll, is a prehistoric hillfort located in Monmouthshire, Wales. The site comprises a substantial univallate earthwork with a single defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices in the region. The hillfort commands strategic views across the surrounding landscape, a typical positioning for such defensive settlements during the prehistoric period. Its archaeological significance lies in its role as evidence of Iron Age settlement patterns and territorial control in south Wales, though detailed excavation records for the site remain limited in the modern scholarly record.
Beacon Ring Camp (Caer Digoll) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG011. View the official record →
Beacon Ring Camp, known locally as Caer Digoll, is a prehistoric hillfort located in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG011.
Beacon Ring Camp (Caer Digoll) dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Beacon Ring Camp (Caer Digoll) 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 MG011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 430yds (390m) in length S of Chirbury-Montgomery road (9 km), Caerbre (9.4 km), Round Barrow on Saddle to E of Corndon Hill (9.6 km).
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