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Bishopston Valley Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located in inland Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw reference GM126. The site comprises a defended settlement positioned on a promontory, utilising natural topography as part of its defensive strategy, a characteristic feature of Iron Age fortified settlements in Wales. The earthwork defences include banks and ditches that cut across the promontory to enclose the settlement area, reflecting typical Iron Age construction techniques employed across the region. Such promontory forts served as territorial markers and defended settlements for communities engaged in pastoral and agricultural subsistence during the Iron Age period.
Bishopston Valley Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM126. View the official record →
Bishopston Valley Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort located in inland Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw reference GM126. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM126.
Bishopston Valley Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - inland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bishopston Valley 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 GM126.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chantry Acre medieval chapel (0.8 km), High Pennard (1.2 km), Caswell Cliff Fort (1.9 km).
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