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Myarth Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference BR116. The site occupies a naturally defensive position where Lower Devonian bedrock—a mixture of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate formed during the Early Devonian period—rises prominently from the surrounding landscape. This geology would have offered both practical advantages for construction and clear visibility across the terrain.
Hillforts of this type typically date from the Iron Age, though some may have originated earlier. They served as fortified settlements and communal gathering places, with their elevated positions providing both refuge and control over surrounding land. The combination of steep natural slopes and worked defences would have created formidable barriers against attack.
The rocky substrate of Lower Devonian origin at Myarth Camp would have shaped how the hillfort's defences were constructed, with stone likely worked from the bedrock itself or gathered from nearby outcrops. The site remains an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Welsh landscape, preserving evidence of how communities adapted to and utilised their local geology during the Iron Age.
Myarth Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR116. View the official record →
Myarth Camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference BR116.
Myarth 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.
Myarth 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 BR116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Pen-cyrn round cairn (6.6 km), Twr Pen-cyrn round cairns (6.9 km), Waun Cyrn round cairn (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Myarth 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.
Myarth Camp stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.