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Merrion Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE055. The site occupies ground underlain by Pridoli rocks, a geological formation of the Pridoli period composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that has shaped the local landscape for hundreds of millions of years.
The enclosure belongs to a tradition of defended or stock-managing settlements prevalent across prehistoric Britain. Such monuments typically comprised banks and ditches arranged to control access and movement across the landscape, serving domestic, ceremonial or pastoral functions. The specific form and size of Merrion Camp reflects the topography and geological conditions of its Welsh location.
Today the monument survives as earthworks within the Welsh countryside. Its Pridoli bedrock, weathered and eroded over millennia, has influenced both the construction of the original enclosure and its subsequent preservation. As a scheduled monument, Merrion Camp contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in Wales.
Merrion Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE055. View the official record →
Merrion Camp is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE055.
Merrion 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.
Merrion 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 PE055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flimston Farmhouse (2.4 km), Flimston Bay Camp (3.1 km), Crocksydam Camp (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Merrion 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.
Merrion Camp stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.