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Llancayo Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Monmouthshire, Wales. The site comprises an oval or subcircular enclosure defined by substantial defensive earthworks, typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in the Welsh borderlands. Dating to the Iron Age period, the monument represents the defensive and territorial strategies employed by Iron Age communities in south Wales. The earthwork survives as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and social organisation in the region.
Llancayo Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM078. View the official record →
Llancayo Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM078.
Llancayo Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llancayo 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 MM078.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coed-Cwnwr Moated Site (5.5 km), Llangwm Mound & Bailey Castle (6.3 km), Llangibby Castle Mound (6.4 km).
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