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Blaengwaith-Noah Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort occupying a naturally defensible position inland in Wales. The site exploits the landscape to create a stronghold, with steep slopes providing natural protection on at least two sides. The fort's position on bedrock of Pridoli age—a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down in the Ordovician to Silurian period—afforded stable ground for construction and occupation. Such geological foundations were typical of Iron Age forts across Britain, offering both drainage and structural security.
The camp represents the class of promontory fortifications common in prehistoric Wales, where headlands and elevated spurs were cut off by single or multiple defensive lines to create enclosed settlements. These sites typically served as centres of power, refuge in times of conflict, or focal points for communities managing agricultural land and trade routes. The fort's inland location distinguishes it from coastal promontory forts, suggesting control of upland territory and inland communication.
Blaengwaith-Noah Camp is protected by Cadw, the historic monuments authority for Wales, under reference PE085. This designation recognises its archaeological significance and ensures the preservation of surface earthworks and any subsurface deposits that may contribute to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the region.
Blaengwaith-Noah Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE085. View the official record →
Blaengwaith-Noah Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort occupying a naturally defensible position inland in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE085.
Blaengwaith-Noah 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 the UK.
Blaengwaith-Noah 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 PE085.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New House Round Barrows (1.1 km), Longstone Camp (2.4 km), Castle Heli Mound (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Blaengwaith-Noah 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.
Blaengwaith-Noah Camp stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.