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Garn Boduan is a prehistoric hillfort located in Conwy, North Wales, situated on a prominent hilltop that commands views across the surrounding landscape. The site is defended by a series of stone ramparts arranged concentrically around the summit, characteristic of Iron Age fortification practices in Wales, and is likely to date from the later prehistoric period, though the precise chronology remains subject to scholarly interpretation. The defensive earthworks and stone walls indicate its function as a settlement and stronghold, protecting inhabitants and possibly serving as a refuge during periods of conflict in the pre-Roman iron age. The site remains an important example of prehistoric Welsh hillfort architecture and settlement patterns, preserved as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw's protection.
Garn Boduan is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN009. View the official record →
Garn Boduan is a prehistoric hillfort located in Conwy, North Wales, situated on a prominent hilltop that commands views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN009.
Garn Boduan dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Garn Boduan 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 CN009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross Slab Built into Farm Building Ty'n-y-Cae (2.1 km), Tymawr Cross-Incised Stone (3 km), Nant y Gledrydd Standing Stone (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Garn Boduan's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Garn Boduan stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is felsic-rock.