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Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales

England
List entry 1004781
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004781
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
17.06 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 26515 22625
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Blodwell Rock Camp is a hillfort situated on the border between Shropshire and Powys in Wales. The monument comprises an Iron Age fortified settlement, likely dating to the later prehistoric period, characterised by defensive earthworks including substantial banks and ditches that follow the contours of the hilltop. The site demonstrates the typical layout of British hillforts from this era, with ramparts arranged to exploit the natural topography for defensive advantage. Its location on high ground afforded strategic control over the surrounding landscape and would have served as a centre for settlement, storage, and refuge during the Iron Age period.

Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004781. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales?

Blodwell Rock Camp is a hillfort situated on the border between Shropshire and Powys in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004781.

Who is responsible for protecting Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales?

Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004781.

What other scheduled monuments are near Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hen Domen (4.5 km), Rhysnant Hall Castle Mound (5.1 km), Plas yn Dinas (5.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hen Domen
Medieval · Motte4.5 km
Rhysnant Hall Castle Mound
Medieval · Ringwork5.1 km
Plas yn Dinas
Medieval · Enclosure5.9 km
Llandrinio Bridge
Post Medieval/Modern · Bridge6.4 km
Offa's Dyke: Section extending 3000m SE to Bele Brook, Llandrinio
Early Medieval · Linear Earthwork6.5 km
Collfryn Enclosure & Field System
Prehistoric · Enclosure6.8 km
Breidden Hill Camp
Prehistoric · Hillfort8.6 km
Camp & Fields on New Pieces, Breiddin Hill
Roman · Enclosure9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales

Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Blodwell Rock Camp and portions of Llanymynech Hill Camp Also in Powys: Wales

WroxeterRoman town · ~20.4 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~20.5 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~15.3 miles
Domesday entry for Morton, Shropshire →
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