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Cwm Berwyn Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, situated within the upland terrain characteristic of the region's Iron Age defensive settlements. The site comprises a substantial enclosure defined by earthwork ramparts and ditches, typical of the multivallate or univallate fortifications constructed during the later prehistoric period. Its strategic positioning reflects the settlement patterns and territorial control of communities occupying the Welsh borderlands during the Iron Age. The site holds significance as a record of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and the defensive requirements of upland pastoral communities in medieval and prehistoric Wales.
Cwm Berwyn Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD123. View the official record →
Cwm Berwyn Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Radnorshire, Wales, situated within the upland terrain characteristic of the region's Iron Age defensive settlements. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD123.
Cwm Berwyn 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.
Cwm Berwyn 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 RD123.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Builth Castle (4.8 km), Aberedw Hill Deserted Rural Settlement (5 km), Aberedw Hill Round Barrows (5.2 km).
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