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Cwm-Pen-y-Benglog Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort situated inland in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The site consists of defensive earthworks positioned to exploit the natural topography of the landscape, characteristic of Iron Age settlement strategies in south Wales. The fort's commanding location would have provided strategic advantage for controlling movement through the surrounding terrain and served as a focus for community settlement and storage during the later prehistoric period. The monument is recorded on the Cadw Schedule of Ancient Monuments under reference PE173.
Cwm-Pen-y-Benglog Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE173. View the official record →
Cwm-Pen-y-Benglog Camp is a prehistoric promontory fort situated inland in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE173.
Cwm-Pen-y-Benglog Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a promontory fort - inland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cwm-Pen-y-Benglog 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 PE173.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Crwn standing stone (8 km), Gors Fawr Stone Circle (8 km), Standing Stone 110m NW of Spring Gardens (9 km).
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