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Castell Meherin Camps is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE034. The monument occupies ground underlain by Pridoli rocks of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geology that shaped both the site's defensive potential and its construction possibilities. Like other hillforts of its period, Castell Meherin Camps would have served as a fortified settlement and gathering place, its elevated position offering commanding views across the surrounding landscape and natural protection from the softer bedrock beneath.
The hillfort's defences exploited the local terrain, with ramparts and ditches cut through and adapted to the underlying Pridoli strata. The mixed geology of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone provided variable building material; the firmer sandstone bands offering more stable ground for structural work, whilst softer deposits could be worked more readily for ditch excavation. The site represents an important record of Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement and territorial control in Wales, periods when such fortified positions became central to community life and social organisation across Britain and beyond.
Castell Meherin Camps is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE034. View the official record →
Castell Meherin Camps is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE034.
Castell Meherin Camps 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 Meherin Camps 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 PE034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New House Round Barrows (0.9 km), Longstone Camp (1.7 km), Stepaside/Kilgetty Ironworks (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Castell Meherin Camps'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.
Castell Meherin Camps stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.