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Burfa Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, positioned on high ground commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The monument consists of a univallate defence comprising a single bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction in the Welsh Marches region. Archaeological evidence suggests the site was occupied during the Iron Age period, when such fortified settlements served defensive and possibly administrative functions for local communities. The earthwork remains visible today as a substantial archaeological monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns in the border region between England and Wales.
Burfa Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD013. View the official record →
Burfa Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, positioned on high ground commanding views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD013.
Burfa 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.
Burfa 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 RD013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Twts (5.6 km), Mound S of Woodbrook (7 km), Offa's Dyke: the section E of Garden Wood, extending SE 85yds (80m) (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Burfa 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.
Burfa Camp stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.