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Castell Bwa-drain Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD121. The site dates to the Iron Age and represents a significant example of defended settlement from this period in West Wales. The hillfort is characterised by its defensive earthwork construction, comprising banks and ditches that would have enclosed and protected the settlement area. Its location and physical characteristics reflect the strategic importance of hillfort settlements during the Iron Age, when such fortified sites served as centres of habitation, defence, and territorial control in the Welsh landscape.
Castell Bwa-drain Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD121. View the official record →
Castell Bwa-drain Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CD121. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD121.
Castell Bwa-drain 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.
Castell Bwa-drain 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 CD121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps (6.3 km), Castell Grogwynion (7 km), Cefn Blewog Camp (7.2 km).
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