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Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn is a prehistoric enclosure revealed by aerial photography in Wales. The site lies on Wenlock Rocks, a bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Wenlock period, geology that would have shaped both its defensibility and the working landscape around it. The enclosure is scheduled under Cadw protection as monument MG173.
Aerial reconnaissance has proven invaluable in identifying such earthwork monuments where surface features may be subtle or obscured by vegetation. This camp represents the settlement and territorial practices of prehistory, though its precise period remains to be confirmed through ground investigation. The exposed mudstone and siltstone bedrock would have influenced the choice of location, offering both natural slopes and water-holding soil conditions.
The monument survives as a landscape feature of regional significance, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns across Wales. Its protection reflects the importance of these enclosures as evidence of early social organisation and land use. Further archaeological study would be needed to determine the camp's chronology, function and relationship to other contemporary sites in the area.
Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG173. View the official record →
Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn is a prehistoric enclosure revealed by aerial photography in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG173.
Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography) dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography) 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 MG173.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp Pen-y-Gelli (revealed by aerial photography) (6.7 km), Great Cloddiau Camp (6.9 km), Camp SW of Great Cloddiau Farm (revealed by aerial photography) (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography)'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.
Camp 230m SE of Waen Heilyn (revealed by aerial photography) stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.