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Coed Fenni-Fach Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR042. The monument occupies a defensible position across bedrock of Lower Devonian age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Early Devonian period. This geological foundation provided a stable base for Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement, common locations for hillforts seeking naturally elevated and defensible terrain.
The camp exemplifies the hillfort tradition of Wales, where communities constructed fortified settlements on commanding slopes to control surrounding land and monitor approaches. The combination of topographic advantage and the solid substrate of metamorphosed rock would have supported the construction of substantial defensive banks and palisades characteristic of the period.
Today Coed Fenni-Fach Camp survives as an archaeological monument of significance, its earthworks preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and community organisation. The Cadw designation recognises its value to understanding early Welsh settlement history and the defensive strategies adopted by Iron Age populations in the upland landscape.
Coed Fenni-Fach Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR042. View the official record →
Coed Fenni-Fach Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference BR042.
Coed Fenni-Fach 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.
Coed Fenni-Fach 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 BR042.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Y Gyrn hut platform (N) (7.3 km), Y Gyrn longhuts (7.4 km), Y Gyrn hut platforms (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Coed Fenni-Fach 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.
Coed Fenni-Fach Camp stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.