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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 →
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.
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llwyn Bryn-Dinas 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.
Llwyn Bryn-Dinas Camp stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.