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Prehistoric · Hillfort

Craig Ty-Isaf Camp

Wales
Cadw SAM GM263
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hillfort
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Craig Ty-Isaf Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM263. The site dates to the Iron Age and represents the fortified settlement tradition characteristic of that period in Wales. The camp is defined by its defensive earthworks, which would have served to protect the enclosed settlement from external threats. The physical remains demonstrate the strategic importance placed on elevated positions for both defensive advantage and territorial control during the Iron Age period.

Craig Ty-Isaf Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM263. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Craig Ty-Isaf Camp?

Craig Ty-Isaf Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference GM263.

What period does Craig Ty-Isaf Camp date from?

Craig Ty-Isaf 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Craig Ty-Isaf Camp?

Craig Ty-Isaf 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 GM263.

What other scheduled monuments are near Craig Ty-Isaf Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-y-Castell (3.6 km), Ergyd Isaf Round Barrows (6.1 km), Ergyd Uchaf Round Barrow (6.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Craig Ty-Isaf Camp

Craig Ty-Isaf Camp stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.