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Cefn Carnedd Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG016. The site dates to the Iron Age period and represents a form of defended settlement characteristic of that era, when such hillforts served as centres of control, refuge, and habitation for Iron Age communities. The monument's physical character includes defensive earthworks typical of Welsh hillforts, comprising banks and ditches positioned to command the surrounding landscape. As a hillfort, Cefn Carnedd Camp contributes to the archaeological understanding of Iron Age settlement patterns and territorial organisation in Wales, though detailed published scholarship on this specific site remains limited.
Cefn Carnedd Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG016. View the official record →
Cefn Carnedd Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM MG016. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG016.
Cefn Carnedd 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.
Cefn Carnedd 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 MG016.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llandinam Hall Enclosure (1.4 km), The Moat Mound & Bailey Castle (2.9 km), Allt Gethin Round Cairn (3.3 km).
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