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Prehistoric · Hillfort

Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp

Denbighshire, Wales
Cadw SAM DE121
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hillfort
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp is a hillfort located in Denbighshire, Wales, that dates to the Iron Age period. The site is situated on elevated terrain and is defended by earthwork ramparts characteristic of prehistoric fortified settlements in Wales. Like other hillforts of its class, it would have served defensive and possibly administrative functions for Iron Age communities in the region. The monument remains under the protection of Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument, designated SAM DE121, reflecting its archaeological significance to understanding Iron Age settlement patterns in North Wales.

Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE121. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp?

Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp is a hillfort located in Denbighshire, Wales, that dates to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE121.

What period does Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp date from?

Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp?

Llwyn Bryn-Dinas 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 DE121.

What other scheduled monuments are near Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Domen Castell Mound & Bailey Castle (4.7 km), Derwlwyn Coppice Hillfort (5 km), Aber-Naint Dyke (5.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp

Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~22.9 miles