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Great Cloddiau Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, situated upon bedrock composed of Ludlow Rocks, a geological formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down in the Ludlow period. The camp occupies ground that has yielded this mixed sedimentary geology, which would have influenced both the ease of construction and the character of the local landscape visible from the enclosure.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference MG169, reflecting its significance to the prehistoric heritage of Wales. As a prehistoric enclosure, the monument likely served defensive, ceremonial or administrative functions during the prehistoric period, with its precise date of construction and use remaining to be established through archaeological study.
The camp's location upon Ludlow bedrock places it within a distinctive geological zone of mid to south Wales. The underlying substrate of mudstone and siltstone would have weathered into productive soils suitable for prehistoric communities, whilst the higher sandstone bands would have provided building material and stone suitable for working into tools and other artefacts. Its protection under Cadw ensures the preservation of this important monument for future research and public understanding.
Great Cloddiau Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG169. View the official record →
Great Cloddiau Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, situated upon bedrock composed of Ludlow Rocks, a geological formation comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down in the Ludlow period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG169.
Great Cloddiau 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.
Great Cloddiau 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 MG169.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Bryn Amlwyg: a ringwork and enclosure castle (6.4 km), Two Tumps Round Barrows (7.2 km), Crugyn Bank Dyke (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Great Cloddiau 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.
Great Cloddiau Camp stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.