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Clawdd Wood Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG099. The monument occupies ground underlain by Wenlock Rocks of undifferentiated character, a bedrock formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Wenlock epoch. This geology would have provided both challenges and resources to its prehistoric builders: the softer mudstones and siltstones suitable for earthwork construction, whilst the harder sandstone layers offered stone for tools and structural elements.
The enclosure belongs to a widespread class of prehistoric defensive or communal monuments found across Wales and the broader British Isles. Such sites typically date from the Bronze Age or Iron Age and comprise banks, ditches or palisades defining an enclosed space. The precise form and function of Clawdd Wood Camp—whether primarily defensive, ceremonial, or serving as a settlement or stock enclosure—remains determined by its surviving earthwork characteristics.
The site's location within the Welsh landscape reflects the strategic and practical considerations of its prehistoric constructors. Protected in modern times through Cadw's national monument schedule, Clawdd Wood Camp preserves evidence of prehistoric land use and social organisation, contributing to understanding of early Welsh societies.
Clawdd Wood Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG099. View the official record →
Clawdd Wood Camp is a prehistoric enclosure situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference MG099.
Clawdd Wood 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.
Clawdd Wood 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 MG099.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound in Churchyard (5.4 km), Camp 270m SSW of Ty Mawr (6.9 km), Plas Yr Alarch Moated Site (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Clawdd Wood 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.
Clawdd Wood Camp stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.