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Dyffryn Camp is a Prehistoric hillfort located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CM156. The site comprises a substantial defensive earthwork featuring multiple ramparts and ditches characteristic of Iron Age fortification practice, reflecting the military and territorial concerns of later prehistoric Welsh communities. Its strategic position and structural complexity indicate its role as a significant settlement and stronghold during the Iron Age period, when such hillforts served as centres of power, defence, and social organisation across Wales and the broader British Isles.
Dyffryn Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM156. View the official record →
Dyffryn Camp is a Prehistoric hillfort located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CM156. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM156.
Dyffryn Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dyffryn 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 CM156.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llech Ciste Standing Stone (3.2 km), Allt-y-Ferin Mound and Bailey Castle (3.8 km), Crugiau Round Barrows (3.9 km).
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