Scheduled MonumentsWalesCoed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps
Prehistoric · Promontory Fort - inland

Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps

Ceredigion, Wales
Cadw SAM CD125
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Promontory Fort - inland
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps is a prehistoric promontory fort located inland in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw reference CD125. The site comprises defensive earthworks that exploit natural topography to create a fortified position, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales. The fort's physical remains consist of ramparts and ditches that cut across a natural promontory, creating an enclosed defensive space typical of promontory forts constructed during the later prehistoric period. Such sites served as territorial strongholds and places of refuge for communities engaged in pastoral and agricultural economies across the Welsh uplands.

Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD125. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps?

Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps is a prehistoric promontory fort located inland in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw reference CD125. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD125.

What period does Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps date from?

Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - inland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps?

Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm 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 CD125.

What other scheduled monuments are near Coed Ty'n-y-Cwm Camps?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig Ystradmeurig Round Cairn (5.3 km), Pen y Ffrwd-Llwyd Camp (5.3 km), Ystrad-Meurig Castle (6.3 km).

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