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Glog Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD098. The site occupies ground underlain by Ludlow Rocks, a geological formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow period. This varied bedrock would have influenced both the settlement's water drainage and the availability of stone for construction and tool-making during prehistory.
The enclosure represents an important example of defended or managed settlement space from the prehistoric period. Such enclosures typically served multiple functions, providing shelter, storage and protection for communities and their livestock. The specific topography and geology of this Welsh location shaped how the monument's builders organised their defences and organised daily life within the enclosed space.
Glog Camp remains a significant archaeological site, with its protected status ensuring the preservation of below-ground evidence that may illuminate prehistoric settlement patterns, land use and social organisation in Wales. The monument's survival contributes to our understanding of how Iron Age and earlier communities adapted to and exploited their local environment across the varied landscapes of medieval Wales.
Glog Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD098. View the official record →
Glog Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD098.
Glog 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.
Glog 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 RD098.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town Bank and Ditch (8.5 km), Hindwell Farm Round Barrows (8.5 km), Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Glog Camp'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.
Glog Camp stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.