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Dan-y-Lan Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM268. The site dates to the Iron Age and comprises a roughly circular or oval earthwork defined by banks and ditches, characteristic of defended settlements of this period. Such enclosures typically served as settlements or refugia for communities in prehistoric Wales, providing both domestic space and defensive capability. The monument represents an important element of Iron Age settlement pattern archaeology in Wales, contributing to understanding of pre-Roman Welsh communities and their use of the landscape.
Dan-y-Lan Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM268. View the official record →
Dan-y-Lan Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference GM268. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM268.
Dan-y-Lan 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.
Dan-y-Lan 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 GM268.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penmaen Burrows Church (8 km), Chantry Acre medieval chapel (8 km), Penmaen Burrows Burial Chamber (8 km).
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