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Danish Camp is a Prehistoric Monument and Enclosure located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM GM056). The site comprises a substantial univallate or multivallate enclosure of uncertain chronology, though its morphology suggests Iron Age origins, a period during which such defended settlements were common across Wales. The earthwork consists of a ditch and bank system forming an irregular or subcircular plan, characteristic of hillfort or settlement enclosures of the later prehistoric period. The monument's vernacular name reflects historical naming conventions rather than any documented connection to Scandinavian settlement, and it represents an important record of Wales's later prehistoric defensive or communal landscape.
Danish Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM056. View the official record →
Danish Camp is a Prehistoric Monument and Enclosure located in Glamorgan, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM GM056). It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM056.
Danish Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Danish 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 GM056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pyle Incised Stone (4.7 km), Stormy Castle (6.1 km), Mynydd Herbert Round Barrow (7.8 km).
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