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Crug Hywel Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, occupying a commanding position in the local landscape. The site demonstrates the characteristic features of Iron Age defensive settlement, with earthwork fortifications that would have served both a protective and territorial function for its inhabitants. The fort's construction and use reflect the broader patterns of hillfort development across Wales during the later prehistoric period, when such elevated strongholds became dominant forms of settlement organisation. The monument remains an important archaeological record of pre-Roman settlement strategy and social organisation in the Brecon Beacons region.
Crug Hywel Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR128. View the official record →
Crug Hywel Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, occupying a commanding position in the local landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR128.
Crug Hywel 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.
Crug Hywel 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 BR128.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clydach Ironworks (remains) and Smart's Bridge (7.4 km), Clydach Railroad Section near Brynmawr (8.7 km), Clydach Coal Level (8.9 km).
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