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Bulliber Hill Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated on Dinantian limestone bedrock in Wales. The geological foundation of carboniferous origin provides a naturally well-drained setting that would have been attractive to prehistoric communities. The underlying limestone and associated sandstone strata support the surrounding upland landscape, creating a prominent topography suited to defensive settlement.
The camp represents a form of prehistoric fortified habitation, with earthwork defences characteristic of Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement patterns in Wales. Its positioning on elevated terrain allowed commanding views across the surrounding terrain, typical of settlements where both defence and territorial awareness were significant considerations. The limestone geology beneath the site would have provided accessible stone for tool manufacture and construction purposes.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage authority, under reference PE021, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and land use in Wales. Its survival on the upland landscape contributes to understanding how communities exploited and defended their territories during prehistory, with the natural topography and solid bedrock being fundamental to both the site's original selection and its preservation to the present day.
Bulliber Hill Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE021. View the official record →
Bulliber Hill Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated on Dinantian limestone bedrock in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE021.
Bulliber Hill Camp 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 Hill 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 PE021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bulliber Camp (East) (0.4 km), Brownslade Round Barrow (0.7 km), Linney Deserted Medieval Village (0.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bulliber Hill 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.
Bulliber Hill Camp stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.