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Longstone Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference PE179. The site occupies land underlain by bedrock of the Millstone Grit Group, a Namurian formation composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that would have shaped both the terrain and available building materials for its prehistoric builders.
The enclosure represents a form of settlement or defensive structure typical of the later prehistoric period in Britain. Its earthwork remains survive as evidence of human activity and land use during this era, with the underlying geology having influenced both the site's location and its archaeological character. The stony nature of the Millstone Grit bedrock would have provided readily available stone for construction and tool-making.
As a protected monument, Longstone Camp contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and social organisation in Wales. The site's preservation allows archaeologists and heritage specialists to study the relationship between early communities and their landscape, whilst the geological substrate continues to hold potential for revealing further evidence of past human activity through future investigation.
Longstone Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE179. View the official record →
Longstone Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference PE179.
Longstone Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Longstone 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 PE179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tramroad Incline at Saundersfoot (5.3 km), Rhode Wood Shaft Mounds (6 km), Standing Stone 350m N of Knightston Farm (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Longstone 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.
Longstone Camp stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.