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Prehistoric · Hillfort

Bryn Mawr Camp

Wales
Cadw SAM MG158
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hillfort
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bryn Mawr Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG158. The site comprises defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age hillforts, featuring banks and ditches that would have enclosed and protected a settlement on elevated ground. Though specific excavation evidence is limited in the published scholarly record, hillforts of this type in Wales generally date to the later Iron Age period, roughly the first millennium BCE, and served as centres of settlement, storage, and refuge during periods of conflict or instability. The monument represents an important element of the prehistoric defensive landscape that characterised the pre-Roman occupation of Wales.

Bryn Mawr Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG158. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bryn Mawr Camp?

Bryn Mawr Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference MG158. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG158.

What period does Bryn Mawr Camp date from?

Bryn Mawr Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Bryn Mawr Camp?

Bryn Mawr 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 MG158.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bryn Mawr Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Collfryn Enclosure & Field System (3.4 km), Offa's Dyke: Section extending 3000m SE to Bele Brook, Llandrinio (4 km), Llandrinio Bridge (5.1 km).

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