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Moel Fodig Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM ME051. The site occupies a commanding position on high ground and comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age hillforts, featuring ramparts and ditches constructed to control territory and provide refuge for the surrounding community. The monument dates to the Iron Age period, representing the strategic settlement patterns and defensive architecture typical of prehistoric Wales during the final pre-Roman centuries. As an upland defensive site, Moel Fodig Camp demonstrates the importance placed on elevated positions for both security and territorial assertion in the Iron Age settlement hierarchy of north Wales.
Moel Fodig Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME051. View the official record →
Moel Fodig Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference Cadw SAM ME051. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME051.
Moel Fodig 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.
Moel Fodig 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 ME051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant Croes-y-wernen stone circle (6.6 km), Moel yr Henfaes cairn cemetery (7 km), Moel yr Henfaes ring cairn (7.3 km).
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