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Bron-y-Gaer Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing an important defensive settlement from the Iron Age. The site is characterised by substantial earthwork defences comprising multiple banks and ditches that enclose the hilltop, a design typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in Wales. Its elevated position afforded commanding views over the surrounding landscape, a strategic advantage common to hillforts of this period which served both defensive and administrative functions. The site remains an significant archaeological monument demonstrating the settlement patterns and defensive architecture of Iron Age communities in the region.
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 situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing an important defensive settlement from the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under 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).
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