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Moel Offrwm Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Ordovician extrusive rocks, formed from ancient mafic lava flows laid down over 450 million years ago. The hillfort occupies a naturally commanding position afforded by this underlying geology, which would have provided both defensive advantage and a stable foundation for its ramparts and internal structures.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under the reference ME021, reflecting its significance as a key surviving example of Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement strategy in the Welsh landscape. Such hillforts typically served as fortified settlements, refuges and centres of authority, their elevated positions offering visibility across surrounding territory and control over local routes.
The volcanic bedrock beneath Moel Offrwm Camp would have influenced both the fort's construction techniques and its strategic value. The exposed rock outcrops characteristic of such terrain often provided natural scarpment defences, reducing the labour required to construct artificial ramparts. This geological foundation, combined with the monument's protective status, makes it an important record of prehistoric Welsh settlement and defensive architecture.
Moel Offrwm Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME021. View the official record →
Moel Offrwm Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Ordovician extrusive rocks, formed from ancient mafic lava flows laid down over 450 million years ago. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME021.
Moel Offrwm 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 Offrwm 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 ME021.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brithdir Roman Fort (3.1 km), Pentre Farm Barrow (3.4 km), Llanelltyd Bridge (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Moel Offrwm 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.
Moel Offrwm Camp stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava.