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Hill Slope Enclosure is a prehistoric enclosure situated 400 metres west-north-west of Parc Robert in Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock of Arenig Rocks, comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formations dating to the Arenigian period. This geology, typical of upland areas across mid Wales, would have provided a stable but challenging foundation for settlement during prehistoric times. The enclosure is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw, Wales's historic monuments authority, under reference PE397.
The monument exemplifies the type of hilltop and hillside enclosures common to prehistoric Wales, where communities established defended or demarcated settlement spaces. Such enclosures served multiple purposes, from providing livestock control to marking territorial boundaries or offering protective advantages. The site's position on sloping ground, rather than a pronounced hilltop, reflects the varied topography that prehistoric inhabitants exploited across the Welsh landscape.
The survival of this enclosure demonstrates the archaeological value of upland zones, where ploughing has been less intensive and earthwork monuments often remain relatively well-preserved. The Arenig bedrock beneath the site, while demanding to work with prehistoric tools, would have supported vegetation and grazing that made the location economically viable for communities practising mixed subsistence strategies during the Bronze Age or Iron Age.
Hill Slope Enclosure, 400m WNW of Parc Robert is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE397. View the official record →
Hill Slope Enclosure is a prehistoric enclosure situated 400 metres west-north-west of Parc Robert in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference PE397.
Hill Slope Enclosure, 400m WNW of Parc Robert dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hill Slope Enclosure, 400m WNW of Parc Robert 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 PE397.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp 370m NE of Stoneyford (7.7 km), Camp 200m NE of Stoneyford (7.9 km), Camp 400m NW of Holgan (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hill Slope Enclosure, 400m WNW of Parc Robert'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.
Hill Slope Enclosure, 400m WNW of Parc Robert stands on Arenig Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Arenigian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.