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Gaer Hill Camp, Penterry is a prehistoric defensive enclosure located in Monmouthshire, Wales. The site comprises a univallate or multivallate hillfort with earthwork defences that reflect Iron Age settlement practices, though the exact dating within the prehistoric period requires further archaeological investigation. The camp occupies a commanding hilltop position typical of Iron Age forts in South Wales, where such elevated locations provided strategic advantage and territorial control. The surviving earthworks, consisting of banks and ditches, remain visible as landscape features and contribute to understanding the settlement patterns and defensive strategies of prehistoric communities in the region.
Gaer Hill Camp, Penterry is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM025. View the official record →
Gaer Hill Camp, Penterry is a prehistoric defensive enclosure located in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM025.
Gaer Hill Camp, Penterry dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure - defensive. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Gaer Hill Camp, Penterry 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 MM025.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated Site South of Moynes Court (7.1 km), Crick Moated Site (8.1 km), Crick Medieval House (8.1 km).
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