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Llyswen Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, situated in the upper Wye Valley region. The monument comprises a roughly circular or oval enclosure defined by substantial defensive earthworks, including a prominent rampart and ditch system characteristic of Iron Age hillforts of the region. Dating to the Iron Age period, the site represents a form of fortified settlement typical of the pre-Roman British landscape, serving defensive and possibly administrative functions for the surrounding community. The hillfort's strategic position overlooking the Wye Valley demonstrates the careful placement of such monuments within the topography of south Wales during the first millennium before the Common Era.
Llyswen Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR085. View the official record →
Llyswen Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Breconshire, Wales, situated in the upper Wye Valley region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR085.
Llyswen Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Llyswen 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 BR085.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Barn Ringwork (6.7 km), Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb (6.8 km), Bwlch Bach a'r Grib, round cairn to SW of (9.2 km).
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