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Bwrdd y Rhyfel Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated on Dinantian limestone bedrock in Wales. The underlying geology comprises limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, typical of the Mississippian period. This solid foundation would have provided a relatively stable base for settlement, though the limestone terrain itself presents a challenging landscape for the construction and maintenance of defensive earthworks.
The monument consists of an enclosed area bounded by banks and ditches, a fortification type common across prehistoric Britain and Wales. Such camps served multiple purposes: defensive positions, livestock enclosures, or focal points for community gatherings. The specific topography of this limestone landscape would have influenced both the camp's siting and its effectiveness as a stronghold, with natural outcrops potentially integrated into the site's structural design.
Today, Bwrdd y Rhyfel Camp remains an important archaeological asset, protected by Cadw under reference FL072. The surviving earthworks and their relationship to the limestone bedrock continue to offer evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in this region of Wales. The site's preservation enables ongoing study of how ancient communities adapted their construction techniques to the demands of local geology and terrain.
Bwrdd y Rhyfel Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL072. View the official record →
Bwrdd y Rhyfel Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated on Dinantian limestone bedrock in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL072.
Bwrdd y Rhyfel 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.
Bwrdd y Rhyfel 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 FL072.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bron Fadog Enclosure (3.3 km), Round Barrow 135m SE of Lodge Farm (4.9 km), Ffynnon Beuno Cave (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Bwrdd y Rhyfel 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.
Bwrdd y Rhyfel Camp stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.