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Bulliber Camp (East) is a prehistoric enclosure situated on Dinantian limestone geology in Wales. The underlying bedrock, formed during the Mississippian period, comprises limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks typical of the region's carboniferous deposits. This geological foundation would have influenced both the settlement's location and the availability of stone for construction and tool-making by its prehistoric inhabitants.
The enclosure represents a significant archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales. Cadw, the Welsh heritage body, recognises its importance through scheduled monument protection under reference PE314, ensuring its preservation for future study. The monument's position on this distinctive limestone landscape reflects the strategic considerations that governed site selection during prehistory.
Understanding Bulliber Camp (East) requires consideration of how communities adapted to and utilised the local geology. The Dinantian rocks beneath the site would have shaped the surrounding terrain, soil formation, and the distribution of natural resources available to prehistoric populations. This interplay between geology and human settlement contributes to the broader archaeological picture of prehistoric Wales.
Bulliber Camp (East) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE314. View the official record →
Bulliber Camp (East) is a prehistoric enclosure situated on Dinantian limestone geology in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE314.
Bulliber Camp (East) dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bulliber Camp (East) 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 PE314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bulliber Hill Camp (0.4 km), Pricaston Farmhouse (1.1 km), Linney Deserted Medieval Village (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bulliber Camp (East)'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.
Bulliber Camp (East) stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.