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Cwm-Bran Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, situated on bedrock composed of Ashgill rocks—a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Ashgill period. The underlying geology of this undifferentiated rock provides a solid foundation for the earthworks, though the softer sedimentary nature of the bedrock would have made quarrying for stone more challenging than on harder substrates. The camp itself represents a form of enclosed settlement or defensive site characteristic of Welsh prehistory, though the precise dating and functional purpose remain matters of archaeological interpretation.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation responsible for safeguarding the nation's archaeological and historical treasures, under the reference CM171. This designation recognises its significance as a surviving example of prehistoric settlement patterns in the Welsh landscape. The camp's survival to the present day, despite the passage of millennia and the softness of the underlying geology, speaks to the substantial nature of its original construction and its enduring place within the archaeological record of Wales.
Cwm-Bran Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM171. View the official record →
Cwm-Bran Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, situated on bedrock composed of Ashgill rocks—a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Ashgill period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM171.
Cwm-Bran Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwm-Bran 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 CM171.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Meurig (3.8 km), Waun Pwtlyn Long Barrow (5.3 km), Llys-Brychan Roman Site (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cwm-Bran 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.
Cwm-Bran Camp stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.