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Hirllwyn Camp is a medieval enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM BR143. The site consists of an enclosed area defined by earthwork boundaries, typical of medieval settlement and land management practices in the region. Though specific details of excavation or precise dating remain limited in the broader scholarly literature, the monument represents the pattern of medieval habitation and agricultural organisation characteristic of upland Breconshire during the medieval period. The enclosure demonstrates the continuity of settlement strategies across the Welsh uplands during the medieval centuries.
Hirllwyn Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR143. View the official record →
Hirllwyn Camp is a medieval enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM BR143. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR143.
Hirllwyn Camp dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hirllwyn 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 BR143.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaen Clydach Fach round cairn (7.1 km), Gilfach, Round Cairn 500m WSW of (8.1 km), Mynydd Bach-Trecastell Stone Circles (9 km).
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