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Bron-y-Gaer Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM148. The site occupies bedrock of Llanvirn age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations from the Whiterock geological period. This varied substrate would have presented both advantages and challenges for the fort's construction and occupation.
Hillforts of this type were typically built between the Iron Age and Romano-British periods, serving as defended settlements, livestock enclosures and centres of power for local communities. The choice of location at Bron-y-gaer suggests the builders selected a position that exploited the local topography for defensive advantage. The underlying Llanvirn bedrock, resistant to erosion, would have provided a stable foundation for the earthwork ramparts that characterise such monuments.
The fort's preservation under Cadw protection recognises its importance in understanding prehistoric Welsh settlement patterns and defensive strategies. The combination of its geological setting and archaeological significance makes Bron-y-gaer Camp a key site for studying how Iron Age communities adapted to and utilised the landscape of Wales.
Bron-y-Gaer Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM148. View the official record →
Bron-y-Gaer Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales and protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference CM148.
Bron-y-Gaer 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.
Bron-y-Gaer 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 CM148.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Delacorse Uchaf Standing Stone (7.6 km), Hillslope Enclosure at Laugharne Park Holiday Village (8.1 km), Laugharne Castle (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bron-y-Gaer 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.
Bron-y-Gaer Camp stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.